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Alaska , Idaho Educators Partner for Pharmacy Program

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s first doctoral pharmacy program had its debut at the University of Alaska Anchorage through a partnership with Idaho State University. The program launched Monday allows students pursuing doctorates in pharmacy to stay in Alaska to finish their degrees, KTUU-TV reported. Tom Wadsworth, ISU/UAA college of pharmacy assistant dean of Alaska programs, […]

Prince’s Overdose: Facts About Fentanyl

Prince died of an overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl, according to autopsy results released in June. Among the questions investigators were reviewing was whether Prince had a prescription for painkillers before his death. A person close to the investigation of Prince’s death told The Associated Press on Sunday that pills found in Prince’s home […]

No Jail for 22 Clergy in Health Care Protest

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.— Twenty-two religious leaders were spared from jail August 18 but still could face fines after being convicted of trespassing during protests in the Missouri Senate in support of expanded Medicaid coverage for low-income adults. The religious leaders, many of whom are black, were among hundreds of clergy and other activists who filled […]

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Study: Cataloging DNA Reveals Roots of Disease

NEW YORK A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out some false leads. The database, with genetic codes from more than 60,000 people, is aimed at researching rare diseases that are generally caused by a single malfunctioning gene. Most of these diseases are […]

Doctors Worry about Children in Gun Accidents

HOUSTON — Dr. David Wesson points to a spot below his belly button. That’s where the .22-caliber bullet pierced the abdomen of the first pediatric gunshot victim he ever treated. The Houston Chronicle reports the boy was 1 month old. He was perched on the kitchen table. His father had been cleaning a rifle when […]

Body Donations Rise at Medical Schools

Many U.S. medical schools are seeing a surge in the number of people leaving their bodies to science, a trend attributed to rising funeral costs and growing acceptance of a practice long seen by some as ghoulish. The increase has been a boon to medical students and researchers, who dissect cadavers in anatomy class or […]

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Audit: 2,300 VA Patients Assigned to ‘Ghost ‘ Doctors

IOWA CITY, Iowa — More than 2,300 VA patients in Iowa and South Dakota were assigned to primary care “ghost panels,” or doctors who no longer worked at their hospitals, a federal audit found. Critics say the practice is a way that some VA hospitals have made their doctors’ caseloads appear artificially small and within […]

Community Garden Fills Need for Healthy Food

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Ruth Torres is so devoted to her garden that a knee-high cast after foot surgery failed to deter her from planting and tending to it for the past three months. Her 8- by 4-foot raised bed in the incubator garden off English Street run by New Haven Farms is full of […]

Athlete’s Problem: Too Much Testosterone for a Woman

RIO DE JANEIRO — The young athlete, now competing at the Rio Games, always considered herself to be a girl just like the others, a girl who loved to run. Then the governing body of track and field told her she was different, so different that her track career could be over. Marked “confidential” and […]

Researcher Wants to Improve Cancer Outcomes for Minority Men

The Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences were awarded an $8 million grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Cancer Institute to establish the Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center in Precision Medicine and Minority Men’s Health at the Medical University […]

Illinois Centers Get $245,000

CHICAGO — Seven community health centers across Illinois will split a $245,000 federal grant to help improve patient care. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced that the centers will each receive $35,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The facilities include Chestnut Health Systems Inc. in Bloomington, Southern Illinois University in Springfield, the […]

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Oregon Confronts Shortage of Psychiatrists

BEND, Ore. — Mental health parity laws passed in 2008 require insurance companies to treat mental illness the same way they treat medical conditions. But a dwindling supply of psychiatrists — both nationwide and in Oregon —-is leaving many patients with complex mental health issues without timely access to psychiatric care. Last month in the […]

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