Health
Extreme risk protection order: What to know if needed
The University of Michigan has published a web-based toolkit designed to support the use and implementation of Michigan's new extreme risk protection order (ERPO) law.
Apr 17, 2024
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News tagged with criminal record
Addiction
When Oregon decriminalized drugs, overdoses went up. Will that happen with Australia's recent legislation?
A new bill came into effect in the ACT at the weekend decriminalizing personal possession of common illegal drugs.
Nov 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How people would choose who gets scarce COVID-19 treatment
As COVID-19 cases begin climbing again in the United States, the possibility arises of a grim moral dilemma: Which patients should be prioritized if medical resources are scarce?
Oct 29, 2020
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3 Canadian families sue US sperm bank over sperm donor
Three Ontario families are suing a U.S.-based sperm bank and its Canadian distributor, alleging they were misled about a donor's medical and social history, which included a criminal record and significant mental illness.
Apr 15, 2016
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Health
Crime associated with higher mortality rates
The new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE shows that people with drug-related criminal records in Norway have a mortality rate that can be up to 15 times higher than people with no criminal record. Also, people with ...
Nov 6, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers work to identify early warning signs in juvenile offenders
Red flags are easy to recognize in the days following a tragic event like a mass shooting. That's why a group of Iowa State researchers is working to identify those early warning signs in juvenile offenders before they turn ...
Jan 30, 2013
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