US suicide death toll holds at near record high
CDC provisional data show about 49,300 self inflicted deaths in 2023 and just under 49,500 in 2022, with rates near historic highs. Experts warn the trend is complex, driven by low mood, limited mental health access, and gun availability, though a new 988 crisis line aims to help. About 55 percent of 2022 self harm deaths involved firearms.
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LMH Health to host Medicare plan Comparisons seminar
LMH Health will hold Conversations and Comparisons at 4:30 pm on Oct 3 in the LMH Main Campus auditorium to explain Medicare and Medicare Advantage options. A panel including Douglas County Senior Resource Center, Kansas Hospital Association, and LMH trustees will discuss plan distinctions and answer questions.
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Obesity rates stagnate as severe obesity rises in U S
The latest federal data show the overall U S obesity rate has not changed much in a decade while severe obesity climbs from about 8 percent in 2013 14 to nearly 10 percent now. Education and region explain much of the variation with higher obesity among those with less schooling and in the Midwest and South.
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