Patients suffer when Indian Health Service doesn’t pay for outside care
The Indian Health Service, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, serves about...
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Breast cancer rises among Asian American and Pacific Islander women
AAPI women once had a relatively low rate of breast cancer diagnoses. Now researchers are...
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Newport News man biking 588 miles across Virginia — and raising money for charity — to celebrate 50th birthday
"I wanted to do something big, but I wanted to do it in a way...
Growing need. Glaring gaps. Why mental health care can be a struggle for autistic youth
Despite the growing diagnosis of autism, experts and advocates have bemoaned glaring gaps in services...
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Why does time seem to speed up as we age? Here are some theories
We know time does not slow down, it’s our perception of it that does.
Health agencies scramble to prepare for new mpox strain
State and federal health agencies are gearing up to respond to a new strain of...
More than half of HIV-positive Americans are 50+. Figuring out care is complex
One key to long-term health in HIV-positive individuals is ongoing monitoring, which can become even...
As interest from families wanes, pediatricians scale back on COVID shots
Pediatricians want to vaccinate kids, but some say they’re keeping their stockpile of covid vaccines...
LGBT Life Center opens new ‘loud and proud’ medical facility in Hampton
While the opening of the Hampton Life Center is a welcome expansion, it comes as...
States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program
Drugmakers argue the 340B program has expanded far beyond helping health providers that serve low-income...