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Native American veterans encompass resilience, overcome health …

WEBOne of the largest challenges facing Native female veterans is the distance it takes to reach health care services provided by the VA. This holds true for Natives living …

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Health clinics serving Native Americans in cities grapple with …

WEBThe stories here were reported, written and produced by Northwestern University graduate journalism students in the Washington program of the Medill School …

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Native Americans in Chicago have high opioid death rates. So why …

WEBSarina DiMaso, a behavioral health counselor and citizen of the Chiricahua Apache and Taino Nations, provides relapse, recovery and suicide prevention treatment …

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CDC: Skin-nibbling pedicure fish may carry bacteria harmful to …

WEBWASHINGTON — Back in 2008, a new spa pedicure trend swept the nation: tiny fish eating dead skin off of customers’ feet. Now the Centers for Disease Control …

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Urban Indian Healthcare

WEBSeven in 10 Native Americans live in urban areas and face health inequities that were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges faced by urban …

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New VA Office To Focus on Reducing Rural Health Problems for …

WEBThe Department of Veterans Affairs is creating a new umbrella office to manage health care for all American Indian and Alaska Native veterans and expanding …

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New FDA program could boost drug development for rare diseases

WEBRoss added that the RDEA program could use and build on the work being done at the Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data Analytics Platform, an FDA-funded …

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Five articles about death that may give you a new perspective on …

WEBSo with that, we’ve decided to share with you five articles on the subject of death that may bring you a new perspective on life. 1) “600 Miles in a Coffin-Shaped …

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End Mandates, Ease Debt to Attract Health Care Workers: Experts

WEBSeveral hospitals said that COVID vaccine mandates cost them only about 1%-2% of their workforce. For example, Northwell Health, the largest hospital system in …

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Mental Health Within the African-American Community: a call to …

WEBAfrican-Americans has faced several discrepancies with mental health. Rather it being the lack of communication when discussing the topic, the scarcity of …

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New Study Suggests Religion Affects Suicide Rates Differently …

WEBWASHINGTON — A Michigan State University sociologist reports in The Journal of Health and Social Behavior that religious participation affects suicide rates …

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Some therapists face burnout as pandemic increases need for …

WEBA woman holds a sign promoting mental health. (By Feggy Art ) The Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open has found that the COVID-19 …

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Health Care Worker Shortage Will Only Get Worse If Lawmakers …

WEBHealth care professionals and experts testify before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions subcommittee about the shortage of health care …

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After Losses in Two States, Public Nuisance Law Looms Large Over …

WEBWASHINGTON – Many of the more than 3,000 active lawsuits filed by state and local governments in the nationwide legal saga of the opioid epidemic share a …

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What U.S. can learn from Japan’s solution to an aging population

WEBThe conceptual and cultural differences stand out when considering the aging issue in the two countries. In Japan, the emphasis is on a social obligation to …

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Sen. Hawley champions for St. Louis constituents despite …

WEBSen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has previously struggled to gain support to expand a compensation law to cover victims of radiation exposure in more states, …

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9/11 health bill backers press Congress

WEBThe stories here were reported, written and produced by Northwestern University graduate journalism students in the Washington program of the Medill School …

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Chris Bragg amd Anne Snabes, Author at Medill News Service

WEBThe stories here were reported, written and produced by Northwestern University graduate journalism students in the Washington program of the Medill School of Journalism, …

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Everything Felt Like a Punishment: First-person accounts of COVID …

WEBIncarcerated individuals are five and one-half times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 and three times more likely to die from it than the general public, …

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Walmart targets Hispanics' health

WEBThe stories here were reported, written and produced by Northwestern University graduate journalism students in the Washington program of the Medill School …

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Improvised biological, chemical, radiological weapons pose …

WEBWASHINGTON – Despite federal and local efforts to prevent improvised biological, chemical and radiological weapons from being used in the U.S., anyone can …

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