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Deaths by suicide appear to be down in WA, but the reasons are unclear
Washington’s suicide rates have remained above the national rate since at least 2014. The potential for a decrease is ...
Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s motto is ” Make America Healthy Again,” but government cuts could make it harder to ...
Life expectancy in southern states barely changed from 1900 to 2000
Southern men born in 2000 also tended to have a lower life expectancy, but showed more improvement than women since 1900 in these southern states: Southern states that showed a greater life expectancy ...
Many in autism community say Health Secretary Kennedy doesn’t understand their needs
Kristyn Roth, chief marketing officer of the Autism Society of America, said Kennedy’s claims about autistic children’s ...