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How health care may be affected by Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling

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: Kaiser Health News; July 10, 2023; Hits: 411

By Michelle Andrews

Tags: US Supreme Court, affirmative action, racial health disparities, workforce diversity

Excess black COVID deaths

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: Wornie Reed; June 16, 2023; Hits: 262

Tags: Ronald Reagan, racial health disparities, minority health, excess deaths

Cities have ways to curb gun violence; feds are giving them more money

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: Guest Author; July 09, 2023; Hits: 277

Lawmakers have recognized community violence intervention programs save lives and taxpayer dollars.

By Matt Vasilogambros

Tags: gun violence, Institute for Nonviolence Chicago, community violence intervention programs

Bill banning trans athletes added to bill to limit health care for Ohio LGBTQ youth

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: Megan Henry; June 15, 2023; Hits: 268

Ohio House committee passes combined measure

Tags: LGBT+ youth, Ohio House Public Health Policy Committee

Why the next big hope for Alzheimer's might not help most black patients

Health

: Kaiser Health News; July 08, 2023; Hits: 658

By Arthur Allen

Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, lecanemab, Eisai, Leqembi

Ohio suicides increased in 2021, according to new Ohio Department of Health report

Health

: Megan Henry; June 05, 2023; Hits: 267

User Rating: 5 / 5

The number of suicide deaths in Ohio increased 8% to 1,766 deaths from 2020 to 2021 — meaning five Ohioans die by suicide every day

Tags: mental health, suicide, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management

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: Guest Author; July 06, 2023; Hits: 364

Seismic shift taking place

By Scott Hagan

Tags: obesity medicine, body mass index

More than 200 people submit opponent testimony against bill to limit health care for LGBTQ youth

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: Megan Henry; May 25, 2023; Hits: 327

User Rating: 5 / 5

Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, reintroduced House Bill 68 in February after a previous bill that would ban doctors from performing sex reassignment surgery on minors failed to pass last year.

Tags: mental health, Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act [SAFE Act], House Bill 68 [HB 68], State Rep. Gary Click Jr., LGBT+ youth, gender dysphoria

A year after Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, black women still struggle for access to reproductive health care

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: Guest Author; June 29, 2023; Hits: 976

Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk of falling

Health

: Guest Author; May 23, 2023; Hits: 1380

User Rating: 5 / 5

By Evan Papa

Tags: diet, exercise, aging process, biological age, gerontology

Ohio House passes bill blocking gender-affirming care and trans athletes

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: Megan Henry; June 23, 2023; Hits: 438

Tags: trans athletes, House Bill 68 [HB 68], gender-affirming care, sexuality content, HB 8 ["Enact the Parents' Bill of Rights"]

Parasitic infections hit the health of low-income black communities where states have neglected sewage systems

Health

: Guest Author; May 22, 2023; Hits: 343

Tags: health inequities, environmental justice, intestinal infections

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How health care may be affected by Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling

Excess black COVID deaths

Cities have ways to curb gun violence; feds are giving them more money

Lawmakers have recognized community violence intervention programs save lives and taxpayer dollars.

Bill banning trans athletes added to bill to limit health care for Ohio LGBTQ youth

Ohio House committee passes combined measure

Why the next big hope for Alzheimer's might not help most black patients

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BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management

More than 200 people submit opponent testimony against bill to limit health care for LGBTQ youth

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Ohio House passes bill blocking gender-affirming care and trans athletes