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Refugees face special challenges in maintaining oral health
Among the many needs of refugees newly-arrived in the United States, dental care can be a particularly difficult and pressing…
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The health benefits of grandparenting
As a brand-new grandmother, I’m overjoyed to welcome our new baby girl into the family. Of course, I think she’s…
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Report: Pregnant women have harder time obtaining dental care, regardless of income
There is a shortage of state and national data on the subject, but studies suggest that women face unique barriers…
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Women more often misdiagnosed because of gaps in trust and knowledge
Journalist, author, and editor Maya Dusenbery first became interested in why women are so often misdiagnosed about five years ago,…
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Public health experts suggest story ideas about rising STD rates
The number of recorded cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. is at historic levels as a result of…
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Patient safety expert Wachter discusses evolution of technology in health care
Robert Wachter, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, is considered the “father”…
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Increasing infectious disease outbreaks highlight need for public health reporting
Deadly infectious disease outbreaks are occurring more often around the world. Influenza virus circulated in the southern hemisphere and then…
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‘Conservative diagnosis’ means judicious testing to avoid potential harm
Balancing the challenges of underdiagnosis (missing or delaying important diagnoses) and overdiagnosis (labeling patients with diseases that may never cause…
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Issues to consider when reporting on oral health during pregnancy
Maintaining good oral health during pregnancy is important to the overall health of women as well as their children, an…
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Conference among many efforts to reduce diagnostic errors
Every nine minutes, someone in a U.S. hospital dies due to a medical diagnosis that was wrong or delayed. This…
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