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Urgent action required to protect world's coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts

Posted: 18 Apr 2022 01:49 PM PDT

Environmental scientists have published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the world's coral reefs -- the 'canaries in the coal mine' of climate change.

Recreational marijuana access reduces demand for prescription drugs

Posted: 18 Apr 2022 09:29 AM PDT

Legalization of recreational marijuana reduces demand for costly prescription drugs through state Medicaid programs, according to a new analysis.

Clinicians grapple with decisions in crisis-care simulation

Posted: 18 Apr 2022 09:04 AM PDT

A new analysis conveys the moral distress that triage team members experienced while participating in a simulated crisis-care event in which they had to decide which patients would and would not be prioritized to receive life-sustaining resources.