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A Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism
By KEVIN McGILL Updated 4:53 PM CDT, September 24, 2024 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its shelves — some dealing humorously with flatulence and…
Read More2 dismissed from Pennsylvania college swim team after student allegedly scratched racial slur onto another student’s body
Updated on: September 22, 2024 / 2:44 PM EDT / CBS At least two students at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania were suspended from the swim team after a report that a racial slur…
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Nearly 40 percent of Gen Z men don’t have a primary care provider
Millennials and adult Gen Zers were more likely to take care of their mental health than members of Gen X and baby boomers. By Hannah Docter-Loeb September 23, 2024 at 5:30…
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Postpartum depression is common. New research aims to help rural moms get care
The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker Published September 23, 2024 at 5:15 AM EDT Postpartum depression affects a lot of women. Research suggests about 1 in 7 new moms deal with it. But fewer…
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Abortion Restrictions Worsen Racial Inequities in Maternal Care
Aziza Ahmed Sept. 23, 2024, 3:30 AM CDT Shifts in abortion law, with some states banning abortions altogether, have had a wide impact on maternal and child health. This generalized crisis…
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Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients
By: Dennis Thompson Published on Sep 24, 2024, 4:28 am Key Takeaways TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Latino and Black family doctors are more likely to hang their…
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Half of Black gay men will be diagnosed with HIV, despite highly effective preventive treatments − why?
Published: September 20, 2024 8:26am EDT Authors At a pharmacy in Iowa, a 42-year-old Black gay man couldn’t find a medication he needed. The pharmacist, a white woman, told him…
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Suicide among female doctors gets a closer look
Samantha Laine Perfas September 20, 2024 Epidemiologist discusses research, shrinking gap between rates of male, female physicians, what can be done A recent study by epidemiologist Eva Schernhammer found that women physicians…
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Doctors ‘fight like hell’ against a second Trump admin: ‘Elections do matter for your health’
Some see the politicking as a moral obligation, but others see a threat to the doctor-patient relationship. By Daniel Payne 09/21/2024 07:00 AM EDT Doctors are giving nearly twice as much…
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