1+ week, 2+ day ago   (130+ words) Webster, N.Y. -- First responders from throughout Monroe county traded their equipment for sneakers Friday. Police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and their families gathered at the Webster Fireman's Field to run a 5k to raise awareness for PTSD among first responders. Organizers say the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (581+ words) The number of medical marijuana patients in Georgia has jumped by more than 8,000 since a new law took effect in July, adding more health conditions that qualify for a medical cannabis card and removing the low-potency caps on the drug....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1055+ words) A firefighter in rural Minnesota may recognize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder long before finding an available psychiatrist or psychologist. Until recently, that wait carried an added legal consequence: a diagnosis from another qualified mental health professional could fall…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (889+ words) If you run seven calls per shift over a 30-year career, that’s about 25,000 calls. Before any overtime. If just 1% of those calls are traumatic, that’s 250 traumatic events that you have been exposed to. The average civilian sees three in a…...