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Health

Support brain health: Simple ways to add to your wellness routine

October 20, 2022

Family Features When most people think of wellness, diet and exercise are the first things that come to mind. Brain health is another essential element of your overall wellness because it affects your quality of life in many ways. Brain health is the foundation of your ability to live a productive and successful life by…

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Telemedicine was made easy during COVID-19. Not any more

October 14, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: Helen Khuri poses for a portrait on the campus of Emory University Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. Khuri’s mother found a specialist to help her when the 19-year-old’s post-traumatic stress disorder flared up last spring. But the Emory University student had to temporarily move from Atlanta to Boston for treatment, even though…

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Four trends show people are heading back to the dentist

October 7, 2022

Family Features) In the wake of the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are becoming more comfortable getting back in the dental exam chair. More patients are addressing oral aches and pains caused by pandemic-induced stress and prioritizing their pearly whites as masks are shed and visible smiles emerge. As people head back to the…

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‘Out of control’ STD situation prompts call for changes

September 30, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: This 1975 microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. (Dr. E. Arum, Dr. N. Jacobs/CDC via AP) By Mike Stobbe    ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK — Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported…

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Alex Hill and Clifton Ray Kirkman II: Spreading Sickle Cell awareness through “edutainment” 

September 30, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: Alex and Clifton with some of their many supportive family members. (Photo/Dorian Le’Grand Photography) By Kharisma McIlwaine  September is National Sickle Cell Awareness month. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a blood disorder that impacts millions of people worldwide, but disproportionately impacts Black and Brown people.  SCD is an inherited group of blood disorders…

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Wolf administration recognizes Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September 23, 2022

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Leadership from multiple state agencies joined advocates from Prevent Suicide PA to recognize September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and raise awareness around work to embed suicide prevention efforts across systems.   “So many Pennsylvanians of all ages, backgrounds, and identities live with mental health issues or experience times of personal crisis…

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US data reveals racial gaps in monkeypox vaccinations

September 1, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: Morgan Ramey, 29, receives a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at a vaccinations site on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon) By Mike Stobbe, Carla K. Johnson And Zeke Miller ASSOCIATED PRESS  The Biden administration said last Friday that there’s enough monkeypox vaccine available now…

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