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How mRNA vaccines could prevent or eliminate infectious diseases beyond COVID-19
University of Pennsylvania Almanac
COVID-19 vaccines have quickly helped contain COVID-19. Scientists created a vaccine to prevent the new virus using foundational research and technology developed at Penn. Today, as we race to vaccinate more people in more places against COVID-19, the biology behind these vaccines is poised to change the world again.
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.FORENSIC NURSES UPDATES
Become SANE Certified
2021 is the perfect time for you to take the professional leap forward and get SANE certified! Apply by July 8 to sit for the September exam. Learn more.
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Registration is Now Open for the IAFN2021 Conference
IAFN2021 will be packed with important evidence-based educational activities, inspirational keynote speakers, and innovative breakout sessions. You don't want to miss this opportunity to learn and connect with the forensic nursing community! And remember, early bird pricing ends July 12! Register Today!
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Upcoming Webinars
Register Today!
July 15, 2:00-3:30 PM EST
The Power of Storytelling
July 22, 3:00-5:00 PM EST
Collaborating for Equitable Language Access for Survivors of Sexual Violence: (Part 1) Interpreter Services for Forensic Clients
July 29, 3:00-5:00 PM EST
Collaborating for Equitable Language Access for Survivors of Sexual Violence: (Part 2) A Healing-Centered Approach to Interpreter Services for Forensic Clients
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Boy Scouts reach $850 million settlement with tens of thousands of sexual abuse victims
NBC News
Tens of thousands of people who say they were sexually abused while scouts and filed suit against the Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million settlement, the largest in a child sexual abuse case in United States history.
More than 84,000 people are part of the lawsuit against the 110-year-old organization, which has been plagued with claims of abuse from volunteers and leaders since the 1960s. The Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year as it faced mounting legal costs to defend itself against claims of sexual abuse against boys.
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A commission finds 'quite a lot of tolerance' for sexual harassment in the military
NPR
An independent review of how the military deals with sexual assault has found that commanders need training in how to prevent what an official calls "daily acts of demeaning language and sexual harassment" that junior enlisted members experience on the job.
That's one of the findings in a new report from an independent review commission that President Biden appointed. The report includes 28 core recommendations and 54 sub-recommendations aimed at addressing sexual assault and harassment in the military.
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Big tech pledges to do better battling internet violence against women. History suggests they'll come up short
Forbes
Seven years after GamerGate, Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok have collectively pledged to put an end to what an open letter called a “pandemic of online abuse against women and girls.” The pledge followed the World Wide Web Foundation’s publication of the letter, which was signed by over 200 influential women including politicians and celebrities, and came during the UN Women’s Generation Equality Forum in Paris. Yet a timeline for each of the four giants’ implementations has not been shared.
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The devastating drought across the West could mean an increase in farmer suicides
NPR
Across the West, drought conditions are the worst they've been in nearly two decades. The dry weather is hitting farmers and ranchers particularly hard, who need water for their crops and livestock. But it's not just their bottom line that's being threatened. The effect of drought and climate change on agriculture workers' mental health is increasingly concerning health care providers.
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UNODC highlights lack of justice for migrants abused on smuggling routes
United Nations
Migrants who use smuggling networks to flee their home countries are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping while in transit or captivity.
Despite the severity of these offenses, little action is taken by national authorities and, in some cases, officials are complicit in these crimes.
These are among the main findings of a study released by the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime that centers on transit routes in West and North Africa, the Mediterranean Sea and Central America.
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Symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal ideation among state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Increases in mental health conditions have been documented among the general population and health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, data on public health workers are limited. Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 53.0 percent reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past two weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent among those who were unable to take time off or worked ≥41 hours per week. Implementing prevention and control practices that eliminate, reduce, and manage factors that cause or contribute to public health workers’ poor mental health might improve mental health outcomes during emergencies.
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Podcast: What gun violence does to health
HealthAffairs
Gun violence harms the health of victims and witnesses, but it also disrupts community social cohesion and behavioral norms. The people in communities that have experienced violence can suffer adverse health consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
Exposure to gun violence and the disproportionate burden of that violence in certain communities is the topic of this episode of A Health Podyssey.
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'We were looking at almost a year to get a kit tested': New Tennessee law tackles backlogged rape kits
WKRN-TV
A new law in Tennessee will now help sexual assault survivors track the rape kits associated with their case.
The Jim Coley Rape Survivors Protection Act went into effect on July first. State Representative Bob Freeman, a Democrat from Nashville, sponsored HB39 and said the bipartisan legislation allows rape victims to regain a sense of control in their lives.
The law now requires the state to give a tracking number to each rape kit as it’s taken, and victims can then track cases themselves, as well.
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New Illinois law provides sexual assault survivors the ability to track the progress of their rape kit processing
WREX-TV
A new Illinois law requires hospitals and police to notify victims of a state rape kit tracking system. Survivors will be given a specific tracking number they can use to log into an online portal and check their status.
"When they go to the hospital, they get their tracking number. So they can check it right away and know when it gets there," says Peterson.
While the tracking system won't tell them the results of their tests, they'll know the date it was started or completed.
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'Gail's Law' becomes FL law; sexual-assault survivors win fight for tracking of rape kits
Florida Phoenix
Gail’s Law, requiring tracking of evidence obtained in rape kits, is now law – bringing to a close a disturbing chapter in the lives of Florida’s sexual assault victims.
For decades, evidence such as blood and semen has been collected in rape kits during physical examinations of rape victims, but hundreds of thousands of the kits were set aside or even lost, leaving cases unresolved, according to private and public investigations.
Now in Florida, rape kits must be promptly processed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. By 2023, they must be trackable in a state database along every step in the investigative process — giving rape survivors reason to have confidence that their ordeals are being investigated and their attackers pursued.
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Gender stereotypes contribute to teen depression and threaten equality globally
Global Citizen
Gender norms are taking a toll on boys' and girls' mental health around the world, a new study has found.
Youth are conforming to gender stereotypes to fit in and gain social status, threatening gender equality progress globally, according to new research released in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The study series is part of the larger Johns Hopkins Global Early Adolescent Study.
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New method to identify dirt on criminals can lead to prosecution
Science Magazine
Scientists have taken the first steps in developing a new method of identifying the movements of criminals using chemical analysis of soil and dust found on equipment, clothing and cars. The locating system allows police or security services to match soil remnants found on personal items to regional soil samples, to either implicate or eliminate presence at a crime scene. The work is presented as a Keynote Lecture at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference, after recent publication.
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Just the biology and DNA portfolio
Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
In episode four of our 2021 NIJ R&D and Beyond mini season, Just Science sat down with Tracey Johnson, a physical scientist and program manager in the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences at NIJ, to discuss the NIJ Biology and DNA research portfolio.
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