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Health professionals, once Republican givers, now tilting Democratic

WASHINGTON Health care professionals are giving Democrats a second look after more than a decade of opening their wallets in favor of Republican candidates.

Southern center aims to aid Africa

BATON ROUGE La. Victor Mbarika envisions Louisiana doctors serving the sick and needy in Africa without having to leave their American offices.

OSU seeking to increase med students to meet rural MD demand

STILLWATER Okla. Regents governing Oklahoma State University plan to seek state funding to increase the number of students attending the OSU medical school to help ease an expected rural doctor shortage.

Harding graduates first class of high-demand physician assistants

SEARCY Ark. Harding University graduated its first class of physician assistants Saturday, one of the fastest growing professions in the nation.

More students are entering health care fields of study

SIOUX FALLS S.D. More than 6,000 people are enrolled in health-related programs at South Dakota’s public universities and technical schools, but those in the know say that’s still not enough.

Harvard’s Benjamin Sachs to head Tulane’s med school

NEW ORLEANS A Harvard Medical School professor will become head of Tulane University School of Medicine on Nov. 1, Tulane announced Wednesday.

Texas leads nation in teen birth rate, study says

HOUSTON Texas had the nation’s highest birth rate among teenagers ages 15 to 19 in 2004, according to a newly released study of children’s health.

Community Colleges

Dewhurst makes plea for community colleges solution

AUSTIN Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst made a public plea Wednesday for state leaders to find a way to reallocate $154 million in vetoed funds for community college health insurance.

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Minority Doctor-training Programs To Get Federal Funding Under Proposed Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to increase the funding for two federally funded programs aimed at training minority health professionals throughout the nation.

Developed nations draining poor countries of doctors

JACKSON Miss. While many foreign doctors are drawn to the United States to treat underserved poor and rural areas, some experts and health officials say the physicians are needed more at home.

Regent says Pomerantz out of line in calling for dean’s ouster

IOWA CITY Iowa A member of the Iowa Board of Regents accused Des Moines businessman Marvin Pomerantz of trying to bully incoming University of Iowa President Sally Mason.

UA programs aim to recruit, train and retain rural doctors

MONTGOMERY Ala. As a physician in a rural area, Dr. Deanah Maxwell knows there are times she’ll be stopped in the grocery store or at church for advice sometimes not even medical advice. But for her, that’s half the appeal of being a small-town doctor.

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