Health
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To Save Money, American Patients And Surgeons Meet In Cancun
Phil Galewitz | Contributor Cancun, Mexico — Donna Ferguson awoke in the resort city of Cancun before sunrise on a…
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The New West: Smoke In The Sky, A Purifier At Home
Amid forecasts for increasingly unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke, residents in Western states are snatching up home air purifiers.…
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CHICAGO-BASED ORGANIZATION THE SUGA PROJECT, LLC, SEEKS TO BRING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
Photo Credit: Eloise Ambursley on Unsplash According to the American Diabetes Association, 13 percent of all African Americans aged 20…
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School Lunch Could Be Slashed For Thousands of California Children Under Federal Proposal
OAKLAND POST — Thousands of children in California would no longer qualify for free school lunches if a federal proposal to…
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COMMENTARY: August Greetings from DC Department of Aging and Community Living
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The DC Commission on Aging recently held their annual retreat where they planned for the upcoming year.…
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Fighter Dies After Fight Card At MGM
THE AFRO — A damaging blow may have been dealt to major boxing matches coming to Maryland after the death of…
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Sickle Cell Strong: Sickle Cell Disease Advocate Marie Ojiambo
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Marie Ojiambo, who graduated from St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in New York…
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New Parents and a Newborn with Sickle Cell Disease: What Now?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In this article, I’d like to introduce you to TaLana Hughes, a mother of three who is…
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Unexpected Struggles in the Fight Against Ebola
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The battle to knock out the Ebola virus should have its eyes on the goal. Instead, politics…
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COMMENTARY: Forty Years of Lies Stigmatizing “Teenage Pregnancy” Are Enough
BLACK VOICE NEWS — The ensuing 40-year squabble pitting sex education (which at best has marginal effects on pregnancy rates) versus “abstinence-only” preaching…
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