Health
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College coach to face charges in death of Black football player
By Gene Johnson Contributing Writer LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) – The parents of a Bucknell University football player who died after…
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As Ebola deaths rise, officials work to prevent spread to U.S.
Staff and Wire Report BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases…
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Research brings hope of walking, feeling again after paralysis
Wave Staff Report DOWNEY — For people living with paralysis, the hope of walking again is powerful. The hope of…
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Medi-Cal recipients to get full dental benefits for another year
By Nicole Chang Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — California’s full-scope dental benefits for undocumented Medi-Cal recipients, which were set to…
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As cold storage company became global titan, fire risks mounted
By Robin Urevich and Aaron Cantu Contributing Writers BOYLE HEIGHTS — More than a week after fire broke out in…
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Stroke is now third leading cause of death for women
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the overall U.S.…
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Cut in HIV foreign aid will devastate Black girls, women in Africa, activists say
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Contributing Writer JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Civil society organizations in South Africa said that adolescent girls and women…
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Health care access is at stake in Billionaire Tax Fight
By Mark Kreidler Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Just as California’s billionaires would prefer, the public conversation around a proposed…
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Abortion pill mail ban would disproportionately harm Black, Hispanic women
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Black and Hispanic women face the greatest risk of not being able…
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In a food desert, hands that harmed are now hands that heal
By Elizabeth Aguilera Contributing Writer COMPTON — Twice a month on Sunday mornings, hundreds of people stream through a chain…
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