Getty Images. Irene Diane is excited about her senior year at Bowie High School, serving as the school’s Student Government Association President, and future aspirations to attend college. But the 17-year-old Prince George’s County resident says mental health remains a challenge among her peers. One way to eliminate it: Maryland lawmakers must approve a state …

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A year ago, I was late to the hospital to visit my sister, who had just learned of her second recurrence of ovarian cancer. Julie was accepted as part of a clinical trial protocol that had many horrible side effects. One week she had palpitations. The next one brought so much stomach ache that my …

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Let’s say a patient is considering tubal ligation after a planned cesarean because she doesn’t want to get pregnant again. Here are some factors that go into this decision: her vision for her reproductive future, her doctor’s advice, state regulations, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology recommendations, the latest scientific research. Here are some factors …

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About 1.4% of American adolescents report identifying as transgender. That figure comes from a report published in June by the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, after analyzing data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This estimate nearly doubles the organization’s previous figure for this age group from 2017 …

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As a mother who truly worries about my child’s health, and as an educator and scientist who appreciates hard facts, I understand how difficult it can be to make choices that affect your family’s health. This has become even more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic; the decisions we make affect not only us, but also …

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Mental health has come to the fore in recent years, including the mental health of farmers and others involved in agriculture. “Agriculture is a uniquely stressful industry. “Individual growers are forced to deal with conditions that are completely out of their control,” says Josie Rudolfi, PhD, assistant professor and extension specialist at the University of …

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By guest columnists MATTHEW PEEPERexecutive director of Open Hand Atlanta and KEVIN WOODSpresident of the Atlanta Medical Association. After moving to Atlanta in 2020, David, a successful publicist and professor, finds himself in a financial crisis after the pandemic wreaks havoc on his career. Things took a turn for the worse when a rare disease …

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