Health Highlights: July 19, 2022
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
Where pot became legal, car crash deaths rose. In states that legalized marijuana, the rate of car crashes with injuries increased by nearly 6%, while fatal crashes rose by 4%, a new study found. Read more
Paintball guns are being used for harm -- and blinding victims. The new study was prompted by a string of paintball drive-by shootings that occurred in Chicago in 2020, researchers say. Read more
Blood thickness may play role in COVID death risk. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who have higher blood viscosity are at greater risk of dying from COVID-related complications, researchers found. Read more
Fauci may retire at end of Biden's term. "I am not going to be on this job forever, but I can tell you that I will almost certainly step down before the next [presidential] term," the 81-year-old said in an interview. Read more
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