.Costs of liberalisation/legalisation Cannabis recently reported @jama.com 1. 300% increase schizophrenia 2. In another study 6 fold increase of death in those CUD within five years of treatment 3. 2.8 fold increase death rate than the general pop #cannabiskills #LegaliseUKCannabis
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๐จ Doctors keep healthcare running, but who protects them?
At @bundesaerztekammer.de & @kbv.de's event on #HealthWorkforce shortages, our Vice President Dr Andreas Botzlar called for stricter labour law compliance to end poor working conditions
The time for enforcement is now!
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Trumpโs Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
President Trumpโs pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
Two weeks into President Trumpโs sweeping freeze on foreign aid, HIV groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.
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RCSI research highlights influence of parental attitudes on adolescent cannabis use
Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance among adolescents today, with usage typically starting between the ages of 12 and 17. A new study led by Professor Mary Cannon at RCSI University of ...
Parental oversight and involvment with ones children is crucial to their health lifestyle choices.
This is especially so with #cannabis use.
Cannabis is hazardous to our childrens health with psychoactive atherogenic carcinogenic effects.
These effects are lifelong www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
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Brilliant analogy โLike Chauncey Gardiner, the simple-minded protagonist of Being Thereโ re comments from President Trump - how v sad for onlooking families
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๐ข Our policy, published today, highlights the negative impact of commercial determinants on health and urges policy-making to be evidence-based and ethical
Public health must be prioritised in policy decisions
๐ Press release: cpme.eu/news/europea...
#CDoH #AWARH24
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President Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under Trumpโs Watch
President Trumpโs remarks, suggesting without evidence that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major e...
President Trump without evidence blamed FAA diversity programs and the Biden administration for the deadly midair aircraft collision in Washington, D.C., that took place Wednesday night. No cause has been determined yet.
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Pope calls for probe into potential genocide in Gaza
โAccording to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide,โ Pope Francis says in excerpts of a new book.
Pope Francis has called for an investigation into whether Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip constitute genocide, according to excerpts from an upcoming book.
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Macron: Milei โnot satisfiedโ with Mercosur trade deal either
France is battling hard to stall talks between the EU and the South American trading bloc.
French President Emmanuel Macron slammed the Mercosur trade deal again today after meeting with Argentinian President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires.
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The World Health Organization notes 300 essential drugs are now in shortage.
What's behind the problems and what are countries doing about it?
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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