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What we know about the Nashville school shooter

24/10/2023binomo

New details continue to emerge about the 28-year-old suspect accused of shooting dead three nine-year-old children and three staff members in a devastating mass shooting at a christian elementary school in Nashville on Monday morning.

Audrey Hale, a former student, allegedly entered The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, just after 10am.

Inside, the shooter opened fire on students and staff, killing six victims.

Students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all aged nine, Head of School Katherine Koonce, 60, Cynthia Peak, 61, and Mike Hill, 61, all died in the attack.

Two responding police officers shot the suspect dead.

What we know about the 6-year-old who shot his Newport News teacher – Daily Press

06/10/2023binomo

NEWPORT NEWS — A 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Newport News classroom last Friday was taken into custody immediately after the shooting.

He was first restrained by a Richneck Elementary School staff member, then taken by officers to a Newport News police car.

No charges have been filed against the first grader — and are highly unlikely because of his age — but he was undergoing treatment at a medical facility this week.

But where is that being done? Who’s treating him? And how long will he be held there?

The answers are murky — partly because

Do You Absolutely Hate Broccoli?

25/07/2023binomo

June 7, 2023 · 8:50 AM

If so, it may well be because of your genes according to an article at SBS.com. Particular genes determine whether you can detect a bitter chemical (called PTC) in broccoli and other brassicas like cauliflower and brussels sprouts.

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“On average, about 70% of us can taste something bitter in broccoli or PTC, but those with two copies of the bitter sensitivity gene are closer to 20%, and they are much more likely to hate it.”

US President George HW Bush said in March 1990, “I do

Why Americans Are Dying So Young

16/05/2023binomo

Life expectancy in America fell sharply in 2020. It fell again in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly played a role, but that’s not the whole story. During this same time period, eight of the ten leading causes of death also increased. Even maternal and child and adolescent mortality increased. In August 2022, federal health officials released new data showing that across all demographic groups, Americans are dying younger.

Ten years ago, a landmark report called “Shorter Lives, Poorer Health” documented for the first time a widespread “US health disadvantage,” a shortfall in the health and survival of Americans relative

Loneliness is a public health epidemic in the US: surgeon general

14/05/2023binomo

WASHINGTON –

Widespread loneliness in the US poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the US surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic.

About half of US adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an 81-page report from his office.

“We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is missing,” Murthy told The Associated Press in an

HELUNA HEALTH AND CARTOONIST LALO ALCARAZ PARTNER TO BRING VITAL HEALTH MESSAGES TO COMMUNITIES

27/04/2023binomo

Published: Apr. 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Award-winning Artist/Director Lalo Alcaraz and non-profit population health leader, Heluna Health, announce a collaboration to raise awareness and promote action for birth equity and community health.

Heluna Health enhances the health, wellness and resilience of every community we serve.(PRNewswire)

“Joining forces with Heluna Health, we can affect many more people than we can reach separately,” says Alcaraz.

The partnership launches with an animated short about the benefits of doula care, a message of particular importance for

Taboos and therapists who don’t understand: Mental health struggles are more complicated for BIPOC youth

11/04/2023binomo

Warning: This story contains mentions of self-harm.

The early days of COVID-19 were difficult for Zaid Baig.

Even though he’d felt unhappy long before the pandemic, the 23-year old Carleton University student said he found himself lonelier than ever. Online school felt unreal, he couldn’t see his friends anymore, his daily routine was upended.

“It kind of feels like a BlackMirror episodes,” he remembered.

It all came to a breaking point during the first lockdown.

“The isolation really created this whole idea in my head that things are not going to get better,” he said.

“And because of that, I

mental health and wellbeing in the workplace – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

27/03/2023binomo

More than ever before, mental health is a topic for open discussion in the media, within our social circles and of course at work. Mental health and wellbeing is all about how we think, feel and behave, and is usually caused by a reaction to a difficult life event, which can be caused or made worse by work-related issues. In particular, working in isolation away from managers and colleagues can add stress to a workforce that is already facing a significant amount of pressure.

The scale of the problem

Globally, an estimated 264 million people suffer from depression, one of