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Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk – new research

  • Written by Shooshan Danagoulian, Associate Professor of Economics, Wayne State University
Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk – new researchThe study found that deaths by suicide rose by up to 7.4% on high-pollen days.Grace Cary/Moment via Getty Images

Seasonal allergies – triggered by pollen – appear to make deaths by suicide more likely. Our findings, published in the Journal of Health Economics, show that minor physical health conditions like mild seasonal allergies,...

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