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May 23 2025HEALTH

How Canada's Cannabis Laws Impacted Youth Hospitalizations

Across Canada, the legal age for buying cannabis varies. This variation allowed researchers to study how these age limits affect hospital visits related to cannabis use among young people. They looked at data from 2015 to 2022, focusing on individuals aged 15 to 44. The study found that before cannabis was legalized, hospitalizations due to cannabis use were ris...

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Jan 28 2025HEALTH

The Flu's Impact in Spain: A Five-Year Look (2015-2020)

Influenza, also known as the flu, is a big deal in Europe. It causes about 30% of all sickness and death in the European Union. But how bad is it in each country? That's what researchers wanted to find out in Spain. They looked at data from hospitals over five seasons, from 2015 to 2020. What did they discover? Flu hits Spain hard. Every season, around 29, 000 peopl...

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