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Black and Hispanic Medicare patients with lung cancer had more emergency room and intensive care unit visits, as well as higher odds of death in a hospital during the last month of life, than non-Hispanic whites.

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PhD students in Belgium have a greater risk of developing mental health problems than others in higher education, possibly due to low job control, work interfering with family life, and high job demands.

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Two out of three of romantic relationships started as friendships. For younger couples (under 30 years old), five out of six relationships started as friendships.

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Having a binge eating disorder (BED) is associated with unhealthy sleep patterns, which may contribute to the worsening of BED symptoms.

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People who provided experiences to customers, rather than goods, felt like they had a more positive impact, which was related to finding their job more meaningful and feeling greater job-related happiness.

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The Great Barrier Reef shrank by more than half between 1995 and 2017, primarily due to climate change.

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During the nights leading up to a full moon (when moonlight is available after sunset), people took longer to fall asleep and they slept less overall.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian adults reported increases in alcohol use and alcohol-related problems, which were worse for people with depressive symptoms, low social connectedness, income loss, or children aged 18 or younger living at home.

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Poor quality of sleep was associated with more frequent depression symptoms for Chinese physicians.

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Stormwater containing a toxic byproduct of rubber tires in urban creeks contributes to killing up to 40-90% of returning salmon in the US Pacific Northwest. Regulation and treatment of these toxins could help protect salmon.

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