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Deaths from a Popular Anxiety Medication Surge in the UK

Credit: PixaobayThere has been a significant surge in deaths linked to the widely prescribed anxiety medication, pregabalin. In 2018, there were 187 fatalities related to pregabalin in England and Wales. However, by 2022, this number had more than doubled to 441 deaths associated with the drug.Recent media coverage has portrayed these deaths as indicating...

Hospital Beeps Linked to Hundreds of Deaths Yearly

Replacing standard monotonous hospital alarms with more musical ones may reduce alarm fatigue. Credit: PixaobayHospital staff are subjected to approximately 1,000 alarm sounds per shift, contributing to hundreds of preventable deaths. Recent research proposes a solution that not only reduces this sensory overload but also renders essential equipment less bothersome.Anyone who has spent time...