[From The New York Times, April 27, 2016]Midway through her sophomore year of high school, my patient told her parents that she had missed two periods and was worried she might be pregnant. Stunned to learn that she was sexually active, her parents took her to the pediatrician, who had another surprise: She wasn’t pregnant […]
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[From The Globe and Mail, April 11, 2016] On March 7, Health Minister Jane Philpott received a letter from U.S. senators urging Canada to join forces in combatting prescription drug abuse. Four days later, a bipartisan bill supporting a national drug-addiction program sprinted through the U.S. Senate with a 94-1 vote, in an unprecedented display of
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[From EurekAlert!, April 8, 2016] COLUMBIA, Mo. – Agencies that serve people with HIV in the U.S. are at the forefront of delivering medical care, shelter, psycho-social counseling and other services to their vulnerable clients. These services are offered through a mix of different types of agencies, including local health departments, state government agencies, non-profits
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[From KAISER HEALTH NEWS, March 29, 2016] With the highest incarceration rate of any state in the nation, Louisiana locks up so many people that 40 percent of those sentenced to serve time in state prisons are instead sent to a local parish jail. This has long created a two-tiered system: People in prisons have access
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[From Vice, February 29, 2016]The Canadian government quietly gave the green light for doctors to prescribe a drug that can prevent the transmission of HIV last week. The next step will be making the revolutionary drug affordable. For more, click here.
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