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Athlete’s Problem: Too Much Testosterone for a Woman

RIO DE JANEIRO — The young athlete, now competing at the Rio Games, always considered herself to be a girl just like the others, a girl who loved to run. Then the governing body of track and field told her she was different, so different that her track career could be over. Marked “confidential” and […]

August 17, 2016

Wakeup Call on Mental Health

More than 30 years ago I published a paper that examined violent incidents involving African-American and white patients in an inpatient psychiatric facility. To the surprise of nearly everyone at the time, the study found African-Americans patients were less violent than whites. The study has been replicated multiple times, and the explanation was that African-American […]

August 16, 2016

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 […]

August 16, 2016

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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 […]

August 16, 2016

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 […]

August 16, 2016

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, […]

August 15, 2016

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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 […]

August 15, 2016

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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 […]

August 15, 2016

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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 […]

August 15, 2016

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 […]

August 15, 2016

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 […]

August 15, 2016

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 […]

August 15, 2016

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, […]

August 15, 2016

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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 […]

August 15, 2016

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Obama Expands Medical Marijuana Research

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has decided marijuana will remain on the list of most dangerous drugs, fully rebuffing growing support across the country for broad legalization, but said it will allow more research into its medical uses. The decision to expand research into marijuana’s medical potential could pave the way for the drug to […]

August 15, 2016

Not a fish tale: Eating fatty fish is good for your health, doc says

There’s no question that we Americans don’t have enough fish in our diets. As little fish as we eat, we consume even less fatty fish, which is a bigger tragedy. Fatty fish — herring, sardines, salmon, tuna, trout and others — are our only source of fish oil (outside of supplementation). Doctors are particularly concerned […]

August 11, 2016

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Latinos Face Digital Divide In Health Care

When considering Latinos, educators often struggle with how to close the achievement gap. That gap is often defined as a disparity in academic success between native English speakers and those for whom Spanish was their first language. Health communicators have gaps of their own to address: digital divides. These exist both between English- and Spanish-speaking […]

August 10, 2016

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Skin cancer is deadlier for black patients

Black people are more likely to die from the most deadly type of skin cancer, scientists claim. Although white people have a higher chance of developing skin cancer, patients with skin of colour are less likely to survive. Patients of African-American descent were more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma once it had spread – […]

August 10, 2016

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