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As we're exposed to more and more news of mass shootings, we may no longer be shocked or even dramatically upset. People may worry they have become callous or insensitive to suffering.
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Is your child now afraid to go to the beach or the grocery store? What symptoms in children and teens after mass shootings — most recently the July 4th shooting in Highland Park — are normal and what symptoms require professional help?
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In California in 2020 and 2021, life expectancy decreased much more for people living in lower-income census tracts. Hispanic, Black and Asian Californians lost more years of life expectancy than White Californians.

The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University announces its 2022-2023 season filled with musicals, dramas and theatre for young audiences by celebrated theatre-makers.

Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro and Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Derrick Gragg issue a statement following the announcement that UCLA and USC would become the newest members of the Big Ten Conference.
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If health care facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes don’t follow patient safety rules set by The Joint Commission (TJC) — the independent organization responsible for accrediting health care facilities — they may lose their accreditation, and consequently, lose patients and millions of dollars every year in funding.

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency that curtailed the executive branch of the federal government’s ability to broadly regulate the emissions of fossil fuel-burning power plants that contribute to climate change, dealing a blow to the Biden administration’s climate goals. Below, Northwestern University faculty from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the Northwestern Pritzker Law School and the Kellogg School of Management offer reactions and insights on the likely ramifications of the decision.

Northwestern Medicine experts weigh in on the possible far-reaching effects on IVF following the end of Roe v. Wade and why physicians are afraid for their patients.
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A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without drugs. The first-of-its-kind device could provide a much-needed alternative to opioids and other highly addictive medications.

Northwestern University political science and history experts discuss the latest round of explosive testimony from the hearings.
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