Study finds ADHD medications were associated with a reduced risk of unintentional injuries leading to emergency department visits and hospitalisations and a reduced risk of all-cause mortality, particularly with the use of stimulants than non-stimulants

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Even low-risk drinking causes higher mortality in adults over 60 with health-related risk factors | Moderate- to high-risk drinking was associated with more deaths overall, but low- or moderate-risk drinking was also linked to increased deaths, in adults scoring higher for frailty or deprivation.

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🤖 A machine-learning study estimates nearly 156,000 more Americans may have died of COVID-19 than officially reported from March 2020 to December 2021.

🏠 COVID-19 deaths occurring in homes were 160% higher than officially reported, accounting for 111,245 predicted unrecognized deaths.

🌍 COVID-19 deaths were most likely to go unrecognized in southern states, with the West South Central region showing an estimated 31% higher death rate than officially reported.

📈 Deaths among people with less than a high school education and Hispanic individuals were most likely to be mischaracterized on death certificates.

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