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Disparities
Medical Marijuana Company to Sponsor Gathering
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A medical marijuana company operating in New Mexico and Arizona has signed on as a sponsor of one of North America’s largest powwows. Gathering of Nations organizers announced their partnership with Ultra Health this week, saying it’s similar to health and dental clinics at previous powwows. Founder Derek Mathews told Albuquerque television […]
Disparities
Planned Parenthood Seeks Repeal of Abortion Rule
MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood and Democratic lawmakers has called on the Republican— led Wisconsin Legislature to strike an abortion restriction from the state’s legal code even though the U.S. Supreme Court struck it down last week, rendering it unenforceable. The Supreme Court overturned a similar Texas statute requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges […]
Disparities
Black Males: “Will I Be the Next Hashtag?”
PHILADELPHIA — Javon Grant has come up with a plan for what to do should he cross paths with a police officer: Get as far away as possible. “People are getting shot every day,” says Javon, 14. “I’ll walk on the other side of the street. I will run. I don’t know what they’re gonna […]
Other News
Murder-Suicide a Year Later: Understanding PTSD
YORK, Pa. — Sometimes, Emily Brown’s mind flashes back to July 2, 2015. When she hears firecrackers. Sees wood decks. Smells the aromas of a summer night. Brown was a customer at Flapjack’s Restaurant and Pub off U.S. Route 15 in Carroll Township that night, along with about 50 to 60 other people. It was […]
African-American
Ogletree Announces Battle with Alzheimer’s
Charles J. Ogletree Jr.—one of the brightest legal minds in the Academy—known for his mentoring of future Black lawyers, has announced that he is battling Alzheimer’s disease.
Policies
Senator Mike Rounds Demands Audit of Indian Health Service
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A U.S. Senator has formally requested an audit of the finances of the Indian Health Service. South Dakota’s U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds has asked the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to conduct the audit. Rounds’ request on July 6 comes at a time when the […]
Disparities
UND Gets Grants for Health Fields
BISMARCK, N.D. —The University of North Dakota is getting $640,000 to provide scholarships to disadvantaged students pursuing degrees in health care, nursing and other health professions. North Dakota’s congressional delegation says the money comes from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. Officials say North Dakota will have 4,430 registered nurse openings by 2020.
Disparities
Pilots’ Work: Rescue the Ill from South Pole
WASHINGTON — It was so dark it was like being locked in a closet. It was almost cold enough to damage crucial plane parts. The flight in a small, overloaded bush plane to the South Pole was nine hours each way and there was nothing in between. So to the outside world the Antarctic rescue […]
Blogs/Opinion
Study Suggests Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Should Be Tested for Inherited Mutations
Inherited mutations in DNA-repair genes, such as the BRCA genes, can increase cancer risk. A new study shows that DNA-repair mutations are significantly more common in men with metastatic prostate cancer compared with men whose prostate cancer hasn’t spread. This suggests all men with advanced prostate cancer should be tested for inherited DNA-repair mutations to […]
Other News
Insomnia severity more pronounced in older Hispanics
Insomnia is a more pronounced problem than expected among Hispanics over age 50, according to results of a study by Christopher N. Kaufmann, PhD, and his coauthors. Dr. Kaufmann and his colleagues studied 22,252 participants of white, Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, or other race/ethnicity. Participant data came from a nationally representative survey from 2002 to 2010, […]
Other News
Counseling geriatric patients about opportunity and risk when ‘digital dating’
Baby Boomers represent a rapidly growing segment of digital device users.1 As these people age, their continued, even increasing, use of the Internet can be expected.1 At the same time, many older adults (age ≥65) are engaged in intimate relationships and regard sexuality as an important part of life. At this intersection, the Internet is […]
Blogs/Opinion
Good — and bad — news about today’s teens
The results are in from the 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). There is a lot to celebrate — but there are also some trends that parents, and everyone who spends time with or works with teens, should know about. The YRBS is a nationwide survey of high school students conducted every two years. […]
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