Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The final chapter
Nurse performs a blood test on a gentleman. PHOTO COURTESY OF CDC.GOV By JAY REEVES Associated Press Part III [Editor’s Note: Part I covered the …
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Orange Bowl raises over $100K for charity at Food and Wine event
Top left: Antonella’s wishes to meet Disney princess Moana and go to a Hawaii resort with her family were granted at the Orange Bowl’s Food …
Sandia Labs reportedly creates mobile app to test for Zika
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Scientists and researchers at the federal government’s largest national laboratory have developed an app and mobile device …
Report: 4 Florida counties part of liver disease cluster
Diseased liver cells. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA STUART, Fla. (AP) – Four counties along Florida’s Treasure Coast make up a cluster with high rates of …
Top Tips for Physical Fitness and Sports Month
StatePoint Staying active doesn’t just keep a waistline in check, it benefits every part of the body, including the brain. May is Physical Fitness and …
Study finds that speeding up sepsis care can save lives
Prescription antibiotic Novamoxin. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis, the …
Florida special session on medical marijuana considered
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WEED SHOW By JOE REEDY Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran has …
Report: Progress reducing uninsured rate comes to a halt
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON — Five years of progress reducing the number of Americans without health insurance has come …
Changes in Medicaid distributions worry school districts
A major hit on school budgets could mean less for new or replacement equipment and supplies, like this wheelchair accessible school bus. PHOTO COURTESY OF …
Tuskegee Syphilis Study descendants emerge, Part I
In this 1950′s photo released by the National Archives, a black man included in a syphilis study has blood drawn by a doctor in Tuskegee, …