By Izzy Fish Conflict-related deaths have been increasing rapidly in the last decade.1 Since 2001, conflicts related to the U.S. military have produced the most combat casualties in the world.2 Service members are being sent home with PTSD, smoking habits that lead to cases of lung cancer and cardiac disease, and even marital discord and divorce.3 The number […]
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Incarceration and Health in the US
By Izzy Fish “Guilty.” For many, this word is a death sentence, no matter how short the prison time is. A sentencing, no matter the length, is not just a matter of physical confinement to most defendants in the United States. It’s a matter of physical health, mental health, access to health care, future […]