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“Doc McStuffins”— Role Model for Black Women

LOS ANGELES — A pig-tailed girl whose favorite accessory is a pink stethoscope has become a symbol of pride and hope for black women in medicine and the daughters they want to inspire. Doc McStuffins, the African-American title character of an animated TV series for children, dreams of becoming an M.D. and, for now, runs […]

CDC Says 4 in 10 Women Are Obese

NEW YORK —The nation’s obesity epidemic continues to grow, led by an alarming increase among women. For the first time, more than 4 in 10 U.S. women are obese, according to new government health statistics. Obesity rates for men and women in the U.S. had been roughly the same for about a decade, but in […]

Victims Consider Options After Racial Tirade at Hospital

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Two families targeted by a North Carolina hospital volunteer’s expletive-laced, racially tinged tirade said they were are pursuing justice but had not yet taken legal action against the hospital. The families of Isaiah Baskins and Katie Thomas are represented by Justin Bamberg, an Orangeburg, South Carolina attorney. He is also representing the […]

Indian Health Service Extends Telehealth Deadline

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —The Indian Health Service is extending the deadline for health care organizations to submit proposals to provide telehealth services at some of its facilities. In early May, the IHS issued a request for proposals from providers to offer telehealth care at its seven hospitals and other facilities in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota […]

Teen Birth Rate Falls to Historic Low

NEW YORK — Teen pregnancies fell again last year, to another historic low, a government report shows. “The continued decline is really quite amazing,” said Brady Hamilton, the lead author of the new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The birth rate was 22 live births per 1,000 females ages 15 through […]

Officer Who Handcuffed Dying Woman at ER Resigns

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A white Florida police officer has resigned months after handcuffing a black woman at a hospital where she died less than two hours later. Blountstown Officer John Tadlock’s resignation is mentioned in a Florida Department of Law Enforcement report on the arrest of 57-year-old Barbara Dawson. The report says Tadlock’s actions were […]

Lifting of China’s “One Child” Rule Increases IVF Demand

BEIJING — China’s decision to allow all married couples to have two children is driving a surge in demand for fertility treatment among older women, putting heavy pressure on clinics and breaking down past sensitivities, and even shame, about the issue. The rise in in vitro fertilization points to the lost dreams of many parents […]

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Transgender in China: A Fight for Job Rights

BEIJING — A 28-year-old transgender man who goes by the name of “Mr. C” has become the public face of the fight for job equality in China, where sexual and gender minorities are only beginning to emerge from virtual invisibility. The man, who keeps his real name secret to protect his parents’ privacy, is fighting […]

Navajo Lawsuit Alleges Abuse in Mormon Foster Program

The Mormon Church has been hit with another lawsuit saying that it did nothing to protect children in a church-run foster program from sexual abuse. Two Navajo siblings sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Navajo Nation court earlier this year. A second lawsuit made public May 31 outlines similar allegations. A […]

County’s Crisis Team Assists When Mental Health Is an Issue

TAUNTON, Mass. — Less than three hours before Arthur “AJ” DaRosa embarked on a killing spree in a Myricks Street house and inside the Silver City Galleria, members of Taunton’s Community Crisis Intervention Team (CCIT) were in the mall’s community room wrapping up the first day of a three-day training session. The horrific events of […]

Surgeon General, Oklahoma Leaders Discuss Addiction

STILLWATER, Okla. — The crisis of addiction hasn’t spared any demographic or any state, including Oklahoma. The Trust for America’s Health ranked Oklahoma fifth-highest for drug overdose mortality in the U.S., based on 2013 numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Stillwater News Press (reported. The same report said that rate tripled […]

Equine Therapy Helps in Meth Recovery

BILLINGS, Mont. — Shelly Fyant, from Arlee, painted circles around the eyes of a horse named Big Medicine. “The circle gives us a clear vision so we can see our enemy,” she said. The enemy Fyant is talking about is methamphetamine, the Billings Gazette reported. She and a dozen others gathered at a horse barn […]

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