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Could Start-Up Change How Nurses Are Hired?

A startup is hoping that its new website —still in beta — can bust open the world of recruiting and placing nurses. “We want to bring transparency to this space and give power back to the nurses,” said Jason Ayachi, co-founder of RampUp Nursing, a site that went online just a couple of months ago […]

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Researcher Wants to Improve Cancer Outcomes for Minority Men

The Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences were awarded an $8 million grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Cancer Institute to establish the Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center in Precision Medicine and Minority Men’s Health at the Medical University […]

No Degree? Veteran Nurse Learns She Didn’t Get one

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. —Tara Jordan said she’s been practicing as a registered nurse since graduating with an associate’s degree and passing the registered nursing exam. The problem is that she never actually got a degree. In 2009, Tri-County Technical College sent the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation a certificate of endorsement for […]

Race Plays a Role in Pain Treatment

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Roslyn Lewis was at work at a dollar store here, pushing a heavy cart of dog food, when something popped in her back: an explosion of pain. At the emergency room the next day, doctors gave her Motrin and sent her home. Her employer paid for a nerve block that helped temporarily, […]

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Did Obamacare Make People Healthier?

Obamacare has provided health insurance to some 20 million people. But are they any better off? This has been the central question as we’ve been watching the complex and expensive health law unfurl. We knew the law was giving people coverage, but information about whether it’s protecting people from debt or helping them become more […]

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Illinois Centers Get $245,000

CHICAGO — Seven community health centers across Illinois will split a $245,000 federal grant to help improve patient care. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced that the centers will each receive $35,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The facilities include Chestnut Health Systems Inc. in Bloomington, Southern Illinois University in Springfield, the […]

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Oregon Confronts Shortage of Psychiatrists

BEND, Ore. — Mental health parity laws passed in 2008 require insurance companies to treat mental illness the same way they treat medical conditions. But a dwindling supply of psychiatrists — both nationwide and in Oregon —-is leaving many patients with complex mental health issues without timely access to psychiatric care. Last month in the […]

Experts: Mental Illness Aided Some Leaders in Tough Times

WASHINGTON — Some of America’s greatest leaders in history have had mental health problems, and it may have helped in times of crisis, psychiatrists and psychologists said. Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, along with Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman and civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]

Texas Anti-Abortion Group Gets Funds

AUSTIN, Texas — A revamped women’s health program in Texas that ousted Planned Parenthood is giving a $1.6 million state contract to the nonprofit of an anti-abortion activist, who state officials said submitted a “robust” proposal for helping low-income women in rural areas. The Heidi Group’s Carol Everett has been a visible abortion opponent at […]

Questions Linger Year After Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Death

RICHMOND, Va. — Jamycheal Mitchell loved making people laugh and was known for his smile. Beneath his friendly persona, however, was a young man with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia who dropped out of high school and couldn’t hold a steady job. Despite those troubles, the 24-year-old appeared to have a positive outlook. “Every time we […]

Transgender Man Receives Support After Surgery

BOSTON — Evan “EJ” Silverberg sat on a gurney in the early-morning hours at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was uncharacteristically quiet and calm, a fact that concerned his girlfriend, Gabi Depari. She sat next to him and held his hand, smiling. spital staff entered the pre-op room, excitement began to build. Depari, 22, […]

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Study: Lesbian, Bisexual Women Adapting Healthy Lifestyles

COLUMBIA, Mo. — About five days a week at 5:30 a.m., Hudson Lavender meets a friend in front of her home for an hour-long walk on the MKT Trail. At 52, Lavender, an independent living specialist for low-income seniors, made a goal to stay active for her health, especially after having both of her knees […]

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