2022-09-28 Embedded Bias: How Medical Records Sow Discrimination Darius Tahir David Confer, a bicyclist and an audio technician, told his doctor he “used to be Ph.D. level” during a 2019 appointment in Washington, D.C. Confer, then 50, was speaking figuratively: He was experiencing brain fog — a symptom of his liver problems. But […]
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How to Protect Yourself and Your Family From Preventable Diseases
How to Protect Yourself and Your Family From Preventable Diseases (StatePoint) Both in the United States and globally, childhood and adult vaccination rates have seen what community health experts are calling a “concerning decline” since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to ensure that you and your children […]
Is Covid ‘Under Control’ in the US? Experts Say Yes
2022-09-27 Is Covid ‘Under Control’ in the US? Experts Say Yes Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact and Jeff Cercone, PolitiFact Promise: “I’m never going to raise the white flag and surrender. We’re going to beat this virus. We’re going to get it under control, I promise you.” President Joe Biden caused a stir in a […]
A Rare Disease That Underscores the Importance of Abortion Access
2022-09-27 A Rare Disease That Underscores the Importance of Abortion Access By Doug Johnson It took a long time and numerous instances of nearly fainting for Renee Schmidt to figure out what was going on. Her symptoms became really noticeable as she headed to college at age 18, she recalled. About once a month, when […]
Shattered Dreams and Bills in the Millions: Losing a Baby in America
2022-09-26 Shattered Dreams and Bills in the Millions: Losing a Baby in America Lauren Weber The day after his 8-month-old baby died, Kingsley Raspe opened the mail and found he had been sent to collections for her care. That notice involved a paltry sum, $26.50 — absurd really, given he’d previously been told […]
Ketamine paired with looking at smiling faces to build positive associations holds promise for helping people with treatment-resistant depression
2022-09-25 Ketamine paired with looking at smiling faces to build positive associations holds promise for helping people with treatment-resistant depression Some of the positive photos used in the study were similar to this one – a group of smiling strangers. Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images Rebecca Price, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences The Research Brief […]
Formula May Be Right for Infants, but Experts Warn That Toddlers Don’t Need It
2022-09-22 Formula May Be Right for Infants, but Experts Warn That Toddlers Don’t Need It Christina Szalinski Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business in the United States: Sales of the drinks more than doubled in recent years as companies convinced parents that their little ones needed the liquid boost. But many experts […]
Clearing Pollution Helps Clear the Fog of Aging — And May Cut the Risk of Dementia
2022-09-21 Clearing Pollution Helps Clear the Fog of Aging — And May Cut the Risk of Dementia Judith Graham During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults’ brains, contributing to cognitive decline and dementia. What hasn’t been clear is whether improving air quality would […]
Impending Hospital Closure Rattles Atlanta Health Care Landscape and Political Races
2022-09-20 Impending Hospital Closure Rattles Atlanta Health Care Landscape and Political Races Sam Whitehead and Andy Miller ATLANTA — Like many neighborhoods in cities across the country, Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward is changing. Condo buildings and modern minimalist homes punctuate city blocks of low-income housing. Many longtime residents of the historic neighborhood where […]
Disability Program Leaves many People Homeless
2022-09-19 A Disability Program Promised to Lift People From Poverty. Instead, It Left Many Homeless. Fred Clasen-Kelly CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After two months of sleeping in the Salvation Army Center of Hope homeless shelter, Margaret Davis has had no luck finding an apartment she can afford. The 55-year-old grandmother receives about $750 a […]