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City rails against mental-health care cuts; Jindal envoy said it’s not their doing
By Tom Gogola http://thelensnola.org New Orleans city officials are aggressively pushing back against a “devastating” proposed $15 million cut to inpatient mental health and substance
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Young doctors flock to new specialty—end-of-life care
By April Dembosky The Louisiana Weekly Editor’s Note: The following was written under a MetLife Foundation Journalists on Aging Fellowship in partnership with New America
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By Zoe Sullivan The Louisiana Weekly It’s no secret that New Orleans residents were traumatized during and after Hurricane Katrina. Some mental health professionals feel, however, that this trauma may be a ... Rats, roaches, flies found at some public school cafeterias
By Jessica Williams http://thelensnola.org Your kid’s public-school cafeteria may not be as clean as you think. Although the majority of New Orleans’ public-school cafeterias have gotten out of recent health inspections ... Where ya shop? Do the prices fit the community’s need?
By Zoe Sullivan The Louisiana Weekly Many people have lamented the lack of grocery stores in New Orleans post-Katrina. One group went so far as to organize a new food co-op in ... Alzheimer’s-linked brain plaques may affect memory in healthy people
By Randy Dotinga Contributing Writer (Special from HealthDay News)—A new study suggests that a brain-clotting plaque linked to Alzheimer’s disease may cause cognitive decline even in healthy people, potentially setting the stage ... Medicalizing HIV: Will Social Services get squeezed out?
By Zaineb Mohammed Contributing Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (Special from New America Media)- Major medical breakthroughs over the past year in the treatment of HIV/AIDS are setting off some surprising alarm bells. ‘Go Red for Women’ call attention to heart disease among women
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer The month of February customarily focuses on affairs of the heart; and the American Heart Association is looking to raise awareness well beneath the surface; and with ... Study shows racial differences in doctors’ unspoken language
When communicating with white patients, Black physicians may face greater challenges than their white counterparts, according to a University of South Carolina study. After 50 years – how close are we to a cure for HIV/AIDS?
Part III of a three-part series Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Those Afflicted with HIV/AIDS Geoffrey Bowers was born in Somerville, Massachusetts in 1954. He graduated from prestigious Brown University in the ...
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