[ad_1] By Charlotte Huff Kaiser Health News As abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new state laws will influence their discussions with pregnant patients about what treatment options they can offer. Cancer coincides with roughly 1 in 1,000 pregnancies, most frequently breast cancer, ...

[ad_1] Ethan Sims and Wesley Pidcock know what to expect when fire season arrives. As a doctor who specializes in helping people breathe, I see what happens when wildfire smoke spreads to communities across Idaho. Every time the air quality index (rated for dangerous air) spikes, hospital visits spike, they said. “When you start getting ...

[ad_1] The Youngstown-Mahoning County Mental Health Recovery Commission recognized this year’s Mental Health Recovery Award winners at the annual recognition luncheon held at the Tyler Historical Center on Thursday. This year’s awardees included individuals and organizations across the Valley working to address the mental health and recovery needs of residents throughout Mahoning County. ...

[ad_1] Subjects of sex education in Azerbaijan — Sir, we got this wrong. — Ask your mother to explain at home. Embarrassing! Grade 11 Ali Lahimri (pseudonym – Ed) has this regrettable conversation with his teacher. He says the subject of sex education in Azerbaijan is not taught in schools. The teacher treats the matter ...

[ad_1] BISMARCK — Two key priorities for the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services are behavioral health and strong, stable families. These topics will form the basis of an upcoming conference hosted by the agency’s Behavioral Health and Children and Family Services Division, October 11-13. Individuals can attend in person at ...

[ad_1] One candidate considering joining the Nebraska State Board of Education advocated including teachers in school policy-making processes throughout the state. “We need to include teachers in the policy-making process,” says Daniel Herzer of Grand Island. “We cannot continue to make policy on behalf of people without involving them in the policy-making process. I would ...

[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed myriad healthcare challenges and inadequacies. Most notably, as mental health needs proliferate, it has become nearly impossible to find accessible and affordable mental health services. According to the World Health Organization, the pandemic has caused a “massive 25% increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression” worldwide. In the ...

[ad_1] Noble County went from one of the lowest rates of COVID-19 cases in Ohio to one of the highest, according to the latest figures from the State Department of Health, but the actual increase was only 30 cases. . Every Thursday, the state releases new cases per 100,000 people for the past ...