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June 19, 2021

Mass Shooter Prevention & New Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer

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A Common Thread for Mass Shootings

Is there a common thread to mass shootings in America? Recent research led by Ira D. Glick, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center, reveals that a large majority of the shooters do have something in common.

New Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer

An alarming rise in colorectal cancer cases among young people has led the US Preventive Services Task Force to establish new guidelines. Dr. Michael J. Barry, M.D., from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, co-wrote the revised standards and explained why screenings for colorectal cancer should begin at age 45 -- five years earlier than was previously recommended.

The Future Effect of 2020\'s School Closures

What are the long-term economic effects of school closures/remote learning during the pandemic lockdowns? Daniela Viana Costa, PhD, Public Policy Economist at the Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative, found that reduced education will create significant productivity losses, cutting American GDP and hourly wages by 2050.

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