'People die like that': Native Americans face serious barriers in ...
Jan 18, 2024 — Rurality isn’t the only issue — Native Americans in Montana die, on average, 17 years younger than the state’s white rural residents. A deep-seated mistrust of the Indian Health Service means community members may avoid getting the care they need.
Q&A: Are designer babies our brave new future? A geneticist …
Apr 11, 2019 — Last November, Chinese scientist Dr. He Jiankui announced the birth of the first two genetically modified humans — twin girls named Nana and Lulu, whom he helped create using gene editing technology. This method of “gene surgery,” as he described it in his announcement on YouTube, is widely used in research and …
The Health Divide: Should juveniles ever be sent to an adult prison ...
Apr 1, 2024 — According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the number of juveniles incarcerated in all U.S. adult prisons or jails has declined from a peak of 10,420 in 2008 to a low of 2,250 in 2021.
Ten years later, what lessons have we learned from the Flint water ...
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Born on drugs: Predictions about crack babies didn’t come true ...
Dec 28, 2018 — When the "crack baby epidemic" of the 1980s and '90s was raging, many experts offered stark, long-term forecasts. While those were overblown, there still is cause for concern. This series was produced with the support of the USC …
Do tiny homes really work as a solution to homelessness? Here’s …
Hernandez’s story is one of many that showcase the countless pitfalls lurking along the path from tiny home to permanent housing. While thousands of hours of effort and millions of dollars have helped establish tiny homes as a promising solution even in some of the hardest cases, a close look suggests they remain a limited option in the face of …
Why so many Americans bleed to death after a traumatic injury
Nov 28, 2023 — On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and injured 53 others. Of those who died, researchers say 16 involved potentially survivable wounds. These studies echo the work of military researchers, who for years have examined combat deaths from bleeding and other preventable causes and taken steps to reduce them.
Why Health Care Professionals Should Write
Dec 14, 2011 — The program's director, Dr. Anna B. Reisman, teaches basic skills – from forming sentences with interesting verbs to crafting coherent stories – but she also pursues other, unstated goals. "Writing makes people better doctors because it increases their ability to be good observers," Reisman said. "They start to pay attention to details.
A dangerous cosmetic surgery killed 14 women in five years
Feb 8, 2019 — The autopsy notes that the woman had two perforated veins, where fat could enter and then traveled to the lung and brain, causing at least one thrombus, and causing brain death. According to this research, in the last five years, 14 women have died after undergoing cosmetic surgeries in South Florida. Ten died after a fat transfer in the ...
What You Should Know About Adultification Bias
Mar 2, 2023 — This bias presents itself in households, education, and in a society where Black children are expected to act like adults before reaching adulthood, by the adults they interact with; family members, teachers, and police officers. This adultification bias often overlaps with the hyper-sexualization and criminalization of Black youth.