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Camp Helps Kids Fighting Cancer

GRETNA, Nebraska — A smiling blond-haired boy slid down an inflatable water slide and sprayed Anisa Hoie as he flew by. “That’s great,” Hoie called out to him. “Awesome.” Hoie loves spotting big smiles at Camp CoHoLo, a summer camp for kids with cancer. The camp near Gretna marked its 32nd year this summer and […]

August 8, 2016

Hospital’s First Born Turns 100

DECATUR, Ala. — With her coiffed white hair and red lipstick perfectly matching her sweater and fingernails, Martha Davidson hardly looks like the trailblazer she is. On August 3, the Decatur woman turned 100, a celebration that marked a milestone for Decatur Morgan Hospital. On that date in 1916, Davidson became the first baby born […]

August 8, 2016

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Zika Crisis Escalates; Lawmakers Go Home

WASHINGTON — As Zika escalates into a public health crisis and the number of mosquito-transmitted cases grows, Republicans and Democrats are pointing fingers over the failure by Congress to commit federal dollars to fight the virus. President Barack Obama on August 4 sought to pressure congressional Republicans over the issue, encouraging voters to “call your […]

August 8, 2016

UN Bungles Yellow Fever Response

KINSHASA, Congo — The World Health Organization and its partners shipped more than 6 million yellow fever vaccines to Angola in February to quash an emerging epidemic, yet when they asked country officials the following month what happened to the vaccines, they discovered that about 1 million doses had mysteriously disappeared. Of the shipments that […]

August 8, 2016

Oregon Health & Science University Cultivating Diversity

Oregon Health & Science University is proving that pipeline programs and outreach efforts work.

August 4, 2016

Female athlete triad: Protecting the health and bones of active young women

As the 2016 summer Olympics get underway, we will see elite women athletes compete at the highest level of their sports. And as we cruise toward September, many more young women will return to the field, court, and pool on college and high school teams. We know that many women who don’t consider themselves athletes […]

August 4, 2016

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Black doctors talk about lack of diversity in medical field

Dr. Milton Armstrong still remembers the stares he received more than 20 years ago when he started practicing medicine and would approach patients in his lab coat. “Many of them had never seen a black doctor before, and they were shocked,” Armstrong said during a panel discussion Wednesday at the Medical University of South Carolina. […]

August 4, 2016

Tooth loss is a big problem for patients with diabetes – Santa Rosa Technology Time

Fewer cases of diabetes are being diagnosed in U.S. adults, according to startling new federal statistics released Tuesday. Diabetes had been climbing for decades, driven by surging obesity rates. In 2009, the number of new cases reached 1.7 million. By last year, it had dropped to 1.4 million. “After so many years of seeing increases, […]

August 4, 2016

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Heart disease, stroke risk factors may increase in severity before menopause

DALLAS, August 3, 2016 –The severity of key risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke appears to increase more rapidly in the years leading up to menopause, rather than after, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. The study […]

August 4, 2016

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Professor Looks at What Type of Exercise Benefits Academics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. ― A West Virginia University professor has been researching which types of exercise are effective in improving academic performance. The university said in a news release that Assistant Dean James C. Hannon of the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences says resistance exercise such as weight lifting and using resistance bands seems […]

August 4, 2016

5 Ways that Educators Can Help Young Women Succeed in STEM Fields

Success in these fields has a lot to do with the environment that a female student lives in and their overall motivation to succeed in the field.

August 3, 2016

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Idaho Posts Free Ultrasound List

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is publishing a list of places where pregnant women considering abortions can get free ultrasounds. Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated Statehouse pushed for the list earlier this year during the legislative session, where anti-abortion legislation is common and almost always receives the governor’s signature. The state’s GOP supermajority refused requests from minority […]

August 3, 2016

Colleges Pay to Break Lease on Health Center

FREDERICK, Md. — Community colleges in Frederick, Carroll and Howard counties are paying a settlement to vacate a health care education center after it shut down. The Frederick News-Post reports that the colleges will pay $278,000 apiece to break their lease at the Mount Airy College Center for Health Care Education. The money will go […]

August 3, 2016

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State Says Medicaid Plan Won’t Hurt

FRANKFORT, Ky. In his mid-30s, Jonathan Hensley was unemployed and caring for some disabled family members. He needed to take care of himself, too, because his teeth hurt. Historically in Kentucky, someone like Hensley – a single, able-bodied adult with no job — would likely not have had health insurance. But because the state expanded […]

August 3, 2016

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Loan Relief Lures Mental Health Workers

MEDFORD, Ore. — Saddled with $75,000 in student loans, Chy Porter looked for an employer that offered a loan-forgiveness program when she hunted for a job in the mental health field. She chose to go to work as a mental health therapist for Jackson County Health and Human Services, which is competing for mental health […]

August 3, 2016

CDC Report Underscores Need for HPV Vaccination

A decade after the FDA approved the first vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV), a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the incidence of HPV-associated cancers is rising, with the number of HPV-associated cancers diagnosed annually between 2008 and 2012 increasing by approximately 16% compared with the previous […]

August 2, 2016

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Cherokee’s Miss Native American USA On Mission To Improve Dental Hygiene On Reservations

The Eastern Band of Cherokee tribe and the reservation’s surroundings in Western North Carolina are known for mountain beauty, rich culture, and history. Of course, it’s also home to North Carolina’s only casino. And it’s home to Miss Native American USA. Her name is Kristina Hyatt, and she’s a dental hygienist who in the last […]

August 2, 2016

Stomach Cancer: Awareness and Advances Needed

Stomach cancer is less common in the U.S. than it used to be – that’s the good news. The catch is when stomach or gastric cancer occurs, it’s often not caught until it’s dangerously advanced. Unlike breast cancer or colon cancer, there’s no routine screening for stomach cancer. People can overlook or dismiss subtle symptoms […]

August 2, 2016