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Pet Peeves: Complaints About Fake Service Dogs on the Rise

HOMOSASSA, Fla. — Cassie gets plenty of stares as she walks down the aisles of Home Depot, taking an occasional sniff at some of the items on the shelves or standing still while people stroke her long black hair. Her handler, Lorraine Clark, maintains a firm grasp on Cassie’s leash. Sometimes she gently tugs it […]

Army Will Pay to Return Children’s Remains to Tribe

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The U.S. Army has promised to pay for moving and re-burying the remains of at least 10 Native American children who died more than a century ago at a government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania. The school’s mission was to strip the students of their traditions and replace them with European culture. […]

U.S. Hires Contractor to run ER at 3 Reservation Hospitals

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The emergency room at the only hospital on a Native American reservation in South Dakota could reopen after federal health officials hired a contractor on May 17 to provide emergency services at that and two other government-run hospitals. The Indian Health Service awarded a one-year contract to Arizona-based AB Staffing Solutions […]

White Women’s Life Expectancy Declines, CDC Finds

NEW YORK — Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new government report. White women lost about five weeks from their predicted lifespan in 2014, compared to 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. Life expectancy held steady for black women and white men, and increased for […]

Critics Question Medical School’s Invitation to Rachel Dolezal to Discuss Race

OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha residents have raised concerns about a visit from Rachel Dolezal, who resigned as president of an NAACP chapter in Washington last year after it was revealed that she was a white person posing as black. The Omaha World-Herald http://bit.ly/1XL3S4j reported that a decision by a University of Nebraska Medical Center professor, […]

Suicide Rate Rises for Middle-Aged Whites

NEW YORK — Middle-aged white people now account for a third of all suicides in the U.S., a new government report shows. Suicide is the nation’s 10th leading cause of death, and the overall rate rose 24 percent in 15 years, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ Suicides […]

Birth Rates Fall among Black and Hispanic Teens

NEW YORK — Birth rates are falling dramatically for black and Hispanic teenagers, but they continue to be much higher than the birth rate for white teens. The Hispanic teen birth rate fell by half over about eight years, and the black teen birth rate dropped nearly that much. But even with those declines, the […]

Mentally Ill Mother Who Pushed Swing for Hours Grieves for Son

WALDORF, Md. — Wrapped in a black coat, Romechia Simms walks through a cemetery in Southern Maryland on a cold March day, tiptoeing around headstones, making her way to the grave of her 3-year-old son. She’s still grieving for him, still trying to forgive herself for how Ji’Aire Donnell Lee died — on a swing […]

Families’ Suit Alleges Staff Abused Disabled, Called Group Home “Bonx Zoo”

ALBANY, N.Y. — Three families have sued staff at a New York City group home, alleging they punched, kicked and spit on disabled residents and that state authorities knew about the abuse and did nothing for weeks. Staff at the Union Avenue IRA referred to the facility as the “Bronx zoo” and also denied residents […]

South Dakota Indian Health Service to Expand Telehealth Care

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Indian Health Service is looking to expand telehealth care across the Great Plains in the wake of federal inspections that uncovered serious quality-of care deficiencies at some of its facilities. The IHS on Thursday issued a request for proposals from providers to offer remote care at its seven hospitals and […]

South Dakota Reservation Hospitals Agree to Changes

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two government-run hospitals on Native American reservations in South Dakota will keep receiving crucial federal funding after agreeing to undertake significant measures to improve the quality of care provided to patients. The Indian Health Service, which administers the hospitals on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian Reservations, announced May 1 that […]

Study Examines Excess Folic Acid as Clue to Autism

NEW YORK — For decades, pregnant women and women who may become pregnant have been advised to take folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects. But a new study suggests it may be possible to get too much of a good thing – very high levels of the vitamin in mothers’ blood at the […]

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