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Tobacco Banned at MSU

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University students, faculty and others who want to smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products are going to have to do so off campus. A ban on all tobacco products, including cigarettes, chewable tobacco, vaporizers, e-cigarettes and hookahs, went into effect August 15. It applies to university sites around […]

August 22, 2016

Nurses and Retirees Lobby to Keep Home Open

TAMPA — About a dozen nurses and the seniors they care for are headed to Tallahassee to try to save a Tampa retirement home under threat of closure. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration this month issued an order to revoke the license for University Village’s nursing home by Sept. 3 because its owners failed […]

August 22, 2016

No Jail for 22 Clergy in Health Care Protest

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.— Twenty-two religious leaders were spared from jail August 18 but still could face fines after being convicted of trespassing during protests in the Missouri Senate in support of expanded Medicaid coverage for low-income adults. The religious leaders, many of whom are black, were among hundreds of clergy and other activists who filled […]

August 22, 2016

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Study: Cataloging DNA Reveals Roots of Disease

NEW YORK A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out some false leads. The database, with genetic codes from more than 60,000 people, is aimed at researching rare diseases that are generally caused by a single malfunctioning gene. Most of these diseases are […]

August 22, 2016

Doctors Worry about Children in Gun Accidents

HOUSTON — Dr. David Wesson points to a spot below his belly button. That’s where the .22-caliber bullet pierced the abdomen of the first pediatric gunshot victim he ever treated. The Houston Chronicle reports the boy was 1 month old. He was perched on the kitchen table. His father had been cleaning a rifle when […]

August 22, 2016

U.A. President Seeks Investigation into Medical School

TUCSON, Ariz. —The president of the University of Arizona has called for an independent investigation into allegations of misuse of public funds by its two medical schools. The Arizona Daily Star reports that President Ann Weaver Hart released a statement calling for the independent third-party investigation with no university or Arizona Board of Regents employees […]

August 22, 2016

Body Donations Rise at Medical Schools

Many U.S. medical schools are seeing a surge in the number of people leaving their bodies to science, a trend attributed to rising funeral costs and growing acceptance of a practice long seen by some as ghoulish. The increase has been a boon to medical students and researchers, who dissect cadavers in anatomy class or […]

August 22, 2016

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Native Americans

Native Communities Get Help with Health Disparities

BOZEMAN, Mont. ― Montana State University and its partners have received $20 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address health disparities facing Native communities in Montana and Alaska. University officials say the new American Indian-Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Program includes collaborators from Blackfeet Community College, the University of Montana, the […]

August 21, 2016

Leadership & Policy

University of Arizona President Calls for Independent Probe of Medical Schools

TUCSON, Ariz. ― The president of the University of Arizona has called for an independent investigation into allegations of misuse of public funds by its two medical schools. The Arizona Daily Star reports that President Ann Weaver Hart released a statement on Monday calling for the independent third-party investigation with no university or Arizona Board […]

August 18, 2016

A Black Doctor’s Perspective

I wake up at 5 a.m. to get ready for another day to see my patients. The moment I step into the hospital, I put on my long white coat. Not because it’s a part of my uniform, but because if I don’t wear it, people won’t think this young female black woman is a […]

August 17, 2016

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Obesity More Deadly for Men

WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is nearly three times more deadly for men than it is for women, new research suggests. In a study of nearly 4 million men and women around the globe, the risk of dying before the age of 70 was 19 percent for men and 11 percent for […]

August 17, 2016

Best Residential Nursing Programs Listed

It is hard to beat the experience of an on-campus education. Going to live classes can result in life-long friendships with other students and opportunities for mentoring by passionate faculty. In this ranking of schools that offer residential BSN programs, we find the best schools for you based on 1) those at which you are […]

August 17, 2016

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PhD Nursing Programs Ranked

Everyone knows what nurses do: everyone has encountered a nurse, whether in the primary physician’s office, the emergency room, or the hospital. Nurses provide the hands-on care, meets a patient’s immediate needs, and do the grunt work of the healthcare system. But, outside of the nursing profession itself, very few people think about the other […]

August 17, 2016

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Black Students Less Likely to Get Mental Health Care

A startling new study claims that black and Hispanic children and young adults are half as likely as white students to receive treatment for mental health problems. This study raises racism concerns because the racial and ethnic disparity exists despite the fact that both minorities have a similar rate of mental problems as that of […]

August 17, 2016

Audit: 2,300 VA Patients Assigned to ‘Ghost ‘ Doctors

IOWA CITY, Iowa — More than 2,300 VA patients in Iowa and South Dakota were assigned to primary care “ghost panels,” or doctors who no longer worked at their hospitals, a federal audit found. Critics say the practice is a way that some VA hospitals have made their doctors’ caseloads appear artificially small and within […]

August 17, 2016

Medical Marijuana Ruling Frustrates Patients

MACON, Ga. — Medical marijuana supporters in Georgia were hoping for something different from the federal government, not its recent ruling that cannabis should remain off-limits. Georgians like Janea Cox of Monroe County want to be able to get medical cannabis just like other prescriptions instead of breaking the law to seek therapies for themselves […]

August 17, 2016

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Community Garden Fills Need for Healthy Food

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Ruth Torres is so devoted to her garden that a knee-high cast after foot surgery failed to deter her from planting and tending to it for the past three months. Her 8- by 4-foot raised bed in the incubator garden off English Street run by New Haven Farms is full of […]

August 17, 2016

Deputy Kills Mentally Ill Patient Armed with Sign Post

FAIRFAX, Va. — A sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a hospital patient who was wielding a metal sign post and appeared to be mentally disturbed, police said Tuesday. The 29-year-old Hispanic man had just been discharged from Inova Fairfax Hospital Monday (August 15) night when he began wielding a sign post with a sharp metal end, […]

August 17, 2016

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