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From US News:

he Cherokee Nation is suing wholesalers and retailers of opioid medications, alleging the companies haven’t done enough to prevent tribal members from acquiring illegally prescribed opioids, which are powerful painkillers.

The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Cherokee Nation District Court, which has jurisdiction within 14 counties in northeast Oklahoma that comprise the Cherokee Nation.

Among other things, it alleges the companies have created conditions in which “vast amounts” of the drugs flow freely from manufacturers to abusers and drug dealers.

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Arkansas Times reporter Jacob Rosenberg talks about the state’s first execution in 12 years, after the U.S. Supreme Court denied requests by a death row inmate to stay his execution.

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Capital & Regional has submitted a planning application for a retail extension, residential development and new Town Square at The Mall Walthamstow.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Austria and Australia are 16,000 km (9,940 miles) and two keystrokes apart, as European aircraft manufacturer Airbus discovered to its chagrin this week.

From Reuters:

Whenever a terribly injured patient rolls into the er, Dr. John Scott doesn’t ask to see proof insurance coverage. Alternatively, he instantly starts therapy.

Hospital attention often saves patients from gunshots, stab wounds, crushing motor vehicle collisions as well as other terrible injuries. But Scott present in a new study that 7 out-of 10 adult uninsured trauma clients suffer another debilitating damage: financial disaster.

“We’re improving at injury, and they’re going residence financially ruined,” Scott stated in a phone meeting.

Study suggests — but does not prove — a possible link to stroke, dementia

From Academic Emergency Medicine:

OBJECTIVE:

To describe the characteristics of children seeking emergency care for firearm injuries within the PECARN network, and assess the influence of both individual and neighborhood factors on firearm-related injury risk.

METHODS:

This was a retrospective, multicenter cross-sectional analysis of children (<19-years-old) presenting to 16 pediatric EDs (2004-2008). ICD-9-CM E-codes were used to identify and categorize firearm injuries by mechanism/intent. Neighborhood variables were derived from home address data. Multivariable analysis examined the influence of individual and neighborhood factors on firearm-related injuries as compared to non-firearm ED visits. Injury recidivism was assessed.

RESULTS:

1,758 pediatric ED visits for firearm-related injuries were analyzed. Assault (51.4%, n=904) and unintentional injury (33.2%, n=584) were the most common injury mechanisms. Among children with firearm injuries, 68.3% were older adolescents (15-19 years-old), 82.3% male, 68.2% African-American, and 76.3% received public insurance/were uninsured. Extremity injuries were most common (75.9%), with 20% sustaining injuries to multiple body regions, 48.1% requiring admission, and 1% ED mortality. Multivariable analysis identified firearm injury risk factors, including adolescent age (p<0.001), male gender (p<0.001), non-Caucasian race/ethnicity (p<0.001), public payer/uninsured status (p<0.001), and higher levels of neighborhood disadvantage (p<0.001). Among children with firearm injuries, 12-month ED recidivism for any reason was 22.4%, with <1% returning for another firearm injury.

CONCLUSION:

Among children receiving ED treatment within the PECARN network, there are distinct demographic and neighborhood factors associated with firearm injuries. Among younger children (<10 years old), unintentional injuries predominate, while assault-type injuries were most common among older adolescents. Overall, among this PECARN patient population, male adolescents living in neighborhoods characterized by high-levels of concentrated disadvantage had an elevated risk for firearm injury. Public health efforts should focus on developing and implementing initiatives addressing risk factors at both the individual and community level, including ED-based interventions to reduce the risk for firearm injuries among high-risk pediatric populations. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

French voters go to the polls Sunday after a presidential election campaign that was notable for its volatility and overshadowed in its final days by a terror attack on police in Paris.

President Trump plays a lot of golf. But not nearly as much as Woodrow Wilson.

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