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(CNN)There has been a disturbing increase in suicide rates among elementary school-age black children in recent years in the United States, and yet researchers aren’t quite sure why. When compared with early adolescents, younger children who die by suicide are … Continue reading →

David L. Kirp Although it’s been a long time, I vividly recall my reaction when I learned that I had been admitted to Amherst College: The admissions office must have made a terrible mistake. I had graduated from a Long … Continue reading →

Daniele Castellano By SARAH HALLBERG and OSAMA HAMDY September 10, 2016 Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new weight-loss procedure in which a thin tube, implanted in the stomach, ejects food from the body before all the calories can be … Continue reading →

A congressional panel says the VA needs “fundamental, dramatic change” to improve health care for veterans. (JUSTIN BERL/EPA) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Friday, September 2, 2016, 10:00 PM President Obama says he supports a congressional panel’s recommendation to create a veterans’ … Continue reading →

By JENNA WORTHAM AUGUST 27, 2016 The first bloom appeared in the crease of my right elbow, an itchy cluster that I ignored. It was well into summer, so I wrote it off as heat rash, or something similarly seasonal. But then … Continue reading →

No one is immune from stress. According to Merriam-Webster, stress is defined as “a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life, work, etc”. Despite its negative connotation in popular culture, this mental state can be … Continue reading →

Getty Images By SUSAN GUBAR  (original article) August 11, 2016 While dealing with lung cancer, my friend Nancy K. Miller seethed in her blog at pharmaceutical advertisements and hospital commercials that bombard us daily with pictures of joyous cancer patients supported by … Continue reading →

Heroin was the deadliest overdose drug, involved in 59% of deaths in 2015. BY Erin Durkin NEW YORK DAILY NEWS  (Original Article) Tuesday, August 9, 2016, 5:41 PM The number of drug overdose deaths has soared by 73% in the … Continue reading →

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.JULY 2, 2016  (original article) Photo A couple in Rio de Janeiro last year. Intimate contact may account for more Zika infections than previously suspected, though recent findings have been disputed. CreditDado Galdieri/Bloomberg, via Getty Images … Continue reading →

(Original Article) The drug-resistant bacteria can reportedly cause pulmonary and bloodstream infections, and meningitis June 13, 2016 By Brad Brooks RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Scientists have found dangerous drug-resistant “super bacteria” off beaches in Rio de Janeiro that will … Continue reading →