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Children
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One ethnic neighborhood fights disparities in effort to reduce childhood tooth decay
Oral health has improved for the children of San Francisco in recent years. The decay rate among kindergarteners has fallen…
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Some help with the challenges of tracking down lead data
Lead contamination continues to make headlines more than a year after the Flint municipal lead crisis in Michigan hit the…
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Uncertain outlook for pediatric dental benefits in a post-ACA world
Oral health advocates are closely watching Capitol Hill. Many are worried about the future of children’s dental benefits under proposed…
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Reporter explored efforts to make dental health a primary care priority
Millions of Americans face challenges in finding oral health care services. Creative efforts are underway to tackle the problem. Some…
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Reporting team tackles lead scourge in Philly
Reading through a recent story in the Philadelphia Daily News on lead plaguing the city’s houses, I realized the story…
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Homeopathic teething tablets under fire
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week confirmed that laboratory tests found elevated levels of belladonna in samples…
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Calls growing to add dental benefit to Medicare Part B
A quarter of a million Americans are retiring each month. Many are surprised to learn that Medicare does not include…
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Lead crisis shifts as infrastructure crumbles, experts say
A year after the Flint water crisis made national waves, the legacy of lead continues to draw attention as reporters…
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False positives matter: A real-life case study in understanding context
Something happened in our family early in August that set me behind in my work for more than three months.…
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AHCJ webcast to offer wider look at lead contamination crisis
At first, the headlines focused on Flint, Mich., but soon other communities around the country were testing their water for…