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State-of-the-Art St. Louis Community College Center for Nursing and Health Sciences Opens to Students

Representatives from the community, students and educators gathered on Aug. 23 to celebrate and cut the ribbon on the new St. Louis Community College (STLCC) Center for Nursing and Health Sciences – the first new building at the STLCC-Forest Park campus in 20 years. Minority-owned KAI Enterprises and Tarlton Corp., both based in St. Louis, […]

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Warren Has Own Plan for Everything, Though Not Health Care

Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that. But on health care, she’s with Bernie. Warren, a Massachusetts senator and a leading liberal Democratic presidential candidate, has stood out in the 2020 race for her extraordinary focus on detailed plans to address the nation’s most pressing issues. Her website lists specific policies for 43 topics, from gun […]

Are You Mentally Well Enough for College?

Last spring an 18-year-old college freshman who got straight A’s in high school – but was now failing several courses – came to my office on the campus where I work as a psychologist. The student was seeking a medical exception so that he could withdraw from the classes he failed instead of taking the F’s and […]

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How Racism Harms Children

Racism hurts children, in real and fundamental ways. It hurts not just their health, but their chances for a good, successful life. That’s the bottom line message of a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). It is a call to action for all of us. If we care about the health and future […]

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Utah’s College Students Report Depression So Bad It Was ‘Difficult to Function’ — But Few Said They Saw a Counselor

A new effort to examine the mental health challenges experienced by Utah’s college students is just beginning — but already the early results are stark. An online survey offered to students at all eight public institutions found a startling percentage had intentionally harmed themselves and even more have felt so debilitated by depression it was difficult […]

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‘I Was Non-Stop Juuling Up a Storm’: 10 College Students on Their Vaping Addictions

(CNN)- The CDC, FDA, White House and a who’s who of officials in suits want young people to stop using e-cigarettes amid a mysterious outbreak of hundreds of vaping-related lung illnesses. But what do actual vapers think? CNN went to New York City’s Washington Square Park to speak with young people who had or currently […]

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New Director Named for University Health Services

The Office of the Provost today announced the appointment of Giang T. Nguyen as director of Harvard University Health Services (HUHS), effective this November. Nguyen, who has championed diversity and inclusion throughout his scholarly, clinical, and leadership experiences, was most recently executive director of the Student Health Service (SHS) at the University of Pennsylvania and clinical […]

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Creighton University Changing the Landscape of Health Education in Phoenix

Creighton University will mark its commitment to expanding health education in Phoenix with a ceremonial groundbreaking of the nearly $100 million, 180,000-square-foot home of its new Health Sciences – Phoenix Campus at Park Central. The event is planned for Sept. 25 at 9 a.m. Construction on the building at 3100 N. Central Ave. started in […]

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University of Missouri Receives Grant for Rural Health Care

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri has received $5 million in federal funds to address a shortage or primary care physicians. The university said it is the largest award for rural medicine in the school’s history. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a federal analysis predicts Missouri will have a shortage of 1,220 primary […]

Temple University Health System Back Online After Cyber Attack

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Philadelphia hospital is getting back online after falling victim to a cyber attack. Temple University Health System’s computer system was hacked last week, according to officials. They say the cyber attack compromised numerous operations from email to scheduling.

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University of Michigan Student Tuition Will No Longer Cover Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections at University Health Services

University of Michigan student tuition will no longer cover testing for sexually transmitted infections at University Health Services. This update is part of UHS and Michigan Medicine’s new policy of billing students’ personal insurance for “laboratory testing, radiology x-rays and ultrasounds and allergy injections,” as announced in a policy memo on July 15. Previously, these […]

University of Utah Center Selected to Assist With Nationwide Program to Accelerate Health Research, Facilitate Medical Breakthroughs

SALT LAKE CITY — Genetics play a key role in the treatment of disease, and the more doctors know about a person’s genes can help them determine the best path to better health. “Our bodies don’t all respond the same to different medications or different treatments and a piece of that is because of our […]

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