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Investigation highlights spotty regulation of fatal dental errors nationwide
In a recent seven-part series for the Dallas Morning News, investigative reporter Brooks Egerton explores dental treatments that have ended tragically…
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Tip sheet includes lessons about reporting on pregnancy exposures
In the past several decades, an explosion of research has looked more closely at how exposure to certain substances during…
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Atlantic writer offers suggestions for covering drugs, pregnant women
Olga Khazan, a health writer for The Atlantic, often tackles health subjects bisecting traditional health and the impact on people’s…
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LGBT youth expert to discuss health issues in webcast
This week, six national advocacy organizations called for greater efforts to educate LGBT youth about sex, because they say research…
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‘Freezing’ cavities a potential alternative to ‘drill-and-fill’
A routine dental checkup for a Baltimore 4-year-old turned into a health care odyssey for his mother. It all began…
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Reporter’s piece targets impact of poverty on children, community
Brie Zeltner has been covering northeast Ohio’s health care industry for more than eight years at The (Cleveland, Ohio) Plain…
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Tips to focus on health issues affecting LGBTQ youth
I first heard about Dr. Lawrence D’Angelo of the Children’s National Medical Center in a story I read over the…
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U.S. report tackles issue of conversion therapy for LGBT youth
Controversial conversion therapy targeting lesbian and gay young people should be banned, the Obama administration said, releasing a new report…
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ProPublica offers a state-by-state look at pregnancy and drug laws
There have been a lot of gripping tales of late highlighting the impact of the nation’s soaring heroin epidemic, especially…
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Dental care rates improve for children with public coverage but gaps persist, study says
More American children are obtaining dental services now than a decade ago. What’s more, a longstanding gap in dental visits…