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Formerly Incarcerated Father: Programs, Not Federal Police, Are What D.C. Needs
By his mid-20s, Ivan Taylor had been shot, stabbed, lost his best friend to gun violence and graduated from juvenile detention to prison for selling drugs that he used to treat his undiagnosed mental health disorder. Taylor’s story is one of how guns and drugs took hold of Washington, D.C., in the 1980s and ‘90s, undoing what little progress had been made against structural racism in the nation’s capital.
Highlights from Our Annual Student Showcase and the Impact of Your Support!
It doesn't seem possible that it's already Giving Season; it's only been a month since Youthcast Media Group's third annual Student Showcase fundraiser! Truth be told, I'm not sure I've recovered from the event prep or the excitement of doubling our June 2024 showcase revenue.
Programs, not federal police, are what DC needs
By Sreehitha Gandluri and Jayne O'Donnell The Laurel, Maryland juvenile detention facility that Taylor was sent to in middle school, Oak Hill, had a , the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and a longtime defense attorney, said that the juvenile detainees at Oak Hill were the antithesis of privileged kids. Acree notes that economic status and where one lived increased access to information about what schools and programs were available, as well as how to gain admission to them.
As a Journalist Who Was an Early Domestic Violence Victim, Writing and Teaching Have Been the Best Medicine
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. He was a lawyer with a red Alfa Romeo, a 7 handicap in golf and a new two-bedroom condo in a leafy Washington, D.C. suburb. I was a banking and pensions reporter with a spotty driving record, a shopping problem, and a studio apartment in an iffy D.C. neighborhood. While our differences could have kept us apart, drinking brought us together.
A new ALS drug is extending patients' lives by months. It's giving hope for those facing such a 'brutal illness.'
"Every day is a great day." That's what Nancy Poon, a lifelong runner, tells herself about a life now spent in a wheelchair. She was diagnosed in December 2018 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. She enjoys the swims she can still do two weeks a month when she's not undergoing drug infusions — even though she can no longer manage a flutter kick and must rely on her arms to pull her through the water.
Opening 'so many doors for families': COVID underscores importance of wrap-around care for new moms and children Original
For once, being a biracial, low income, Medicaid patient didn't work against Selina Martinez. In 2015, two weeks after giving birth at a Manhattan hospital, Martinez arrived at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx where she was diagnosed with salmonella. During a month-long stay, hospital staff members learned times were tough for the new mom.
The kids aren't alright: COVID-fueled stress eating, inequities, lack of fitness expected to boost obesity, experts say Original
Pediatricians and public health experts predict a potentially dramatic increase in childhood obesity this year as months of pandemic eating, closed schools, stalled sports and public space restrictions extend indefinitely. About one in seven children have met the criteria for childhood obesity since 2016, when the federal National Survey of Children's Health changed its methodology, a report out Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found.
The kids aren't all right: COVID-19-fueled stress eating, inequities, lack of fitness expected to boost obesity, experts say
Pediatricians and public health experts predict a potentially dramatic increase in childhood obesity this year as months of pandemic eating, closed schools, stalled sports and public space restrictions extend indefinitely. About one in seven children have met the criteria for childhood obesity since 2016, when the federal National Survey of Children's Health changed its methodology, a report out Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found.
'Politics over policy'? With fate of Obamacare uncertain, Trump pledges to protect Americans with existing medical conditions Original
President Donald Trump will sign health care-related executive orders to address surprise medical billing and safeguard insurance for people with existing medical conditions, even as his administration backs a Supreme Court challenge that could undo such protections, senior administration officials said Thursday. Trump is expected to share more details during an appearance Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, administration officials said.
Amid COVID-19, discipline against bad doctors plummets; more medical errors may slip through cracks Original
As hospitals filled with COVID-19 patients and the coronavirus infected physicians and nurses, state medical boards took a hands-off approach to doctor discipline: Emergency actions against doctors' licenses dropped 59% from April through June of this year compared with the same period last year.
States' patchwork rules on COVID-19 tests, quarantines leave travelers confused Original
When New York announced last month that Washington state residents could visit without quarantining for two weeks, Seattle-based labor lawyer Michael Subit sprang into action. He started planning a six-day cross-country driving trip with his wife and Bernese Mountain dog to visit his elderly parents. His 91-year-old father was just discharged after four months without visitors at a Veterans Administration hospital, where he was treated for a bone infection.
Do you need a COVID-19 test if you plan to travel? Do you still need to quarantine? What to know about the confusing rules.
When New York announced last month that Washington state residents could visit without quarantining for two weeks, Seattle-based labor lawyer Michael Subit sprang into action. He started planning a six-day cross-country driving trip with his wife and Bernese Mountain dog to visit his elderly parents. His 91-year-old father was just discharged after four months without visitors at a Veterans Administration hospital, where he was treated for a bone infection.
Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott readies his mayoral equity, safety platform
Whenever the Black Student Union threw a party at St. Mary’s College of Maryland in the early 2000s, you could count on two things - the energy level would be through the roof and Brandon Scott would be the DJ. With his familiar Baltimore club music set pumping through the speakers, friends say Scott would jump out of the DJ booth, run into the crowd and “do his thing,” tearing up the dance floor in an oversized football jersey.
As COVID-19 spread, the feds relaxed rules and hospitals tried to contain the outbreak. Other infections may have risen. Original
When the Trump administration waived most federal hospital inspections and suspended hospital infection reporting in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, patient safety advocates warned it could lead to big increases in hospital-acquired infections. Jumps in infections at two hospitals in New York and St. Louis — up to five times higher — suggest they may have been right.
COVID is a disaster for people with disabilities. Without 30-year-old law, it would be worse.
The isolation can be both terrifying and tragic. The stress can exacerbate mental illness and other health problems. Then add the loss of mobility and independence, the disruption of routines: the beloved caregiver who doesn't come, the day program that doesn't open, the concern that lack of support will give families no choice but to institutionalize. In the hospital, people who can't speak are left with no one to communicate for them.
Long-lasting COVID symptoms from lungs to limbs linger in coronavirus 'long haulers' Original
It's not all in their minds. An unknown but growing number of the 4 million U.S. COVID-19 patients say they can't shake symptoms ranging from fatigue to serious respiratory or neurological problems, often for months after diagnosis. The ailments are all the more challenging because patients say they often face skeptical families, friends, employers and even doctors.
'States duking it out for supply': Lack of federal plan leads to coronavirus testing delays Original
Cris Julian and son Ethan emerged Friday from their two-week coronavirus quarantines in New London, Iowa. It took less time to wait it out than it did to get their results back. As of Friday night, they were still waiting. Youngest son Alexander was tested at the same time, but got his positive test results back within 48 hours. He was exposed by another student during an open gym workout at his school.
FDA investigates lab as tens of thousands of COVID-19 test results in Florida are questioned
Federal regulators are investigating a Texas laboratory that a Florida hospital chain dropped last week because of delayed and unreliable COVID-19 test results. AdventHealth, which has 45 hospitals in nine states, terminated its Florida contract with MicroGen DX due to concerns about the validity of some of the 60,000 tests MicroGen had processed for the system because the lab left them at room temperature for days, according to an AdventHealth statement.
Former CDC director and Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher: Federal COVID response 'very scary' Original
The first Black director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who also served as Surgeon General under President Clinton, gives the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic a C grade, boosted above a D only because "there are so many people working so hard." Dr. David Satcher addressed USA TODAY's editorial board a day after Vice President Mike Pence suggested Louisiana schools didn't have to abide by CDC's guidelines and the White House directed hospitals to report...
Being fit, losing weight is a powerful force against COVID-19 but cities have to do more Original
The annual ranking of the fittest U.S. cities, out today, tracks with some of the cities that weathered COVID-19 better — but the reverse is also often true. The ranking underscores how cities can help or hinder residents' opportunities to be physically active, lose weight and avoid chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, which increase the risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19.
Being fit, losing weight is a powerful force against COVID-19, but cities have to do more
The annual ranking of the fittest U.S. cities, out Tuesday, tracks with some of the cities that weathered COVID-19 better – but the reverse is also often true. The ranking underscores how cities can help or hinder residents' opportunities to be physically active, lose weight and avoid chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, which increase the risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19.
Teen birth rates decline another year, CDC report finds, but Black and Hispanic rates see less significant change
Overall teenage birth rates have fallen across the country, but women’s health care providers are concerned about the sharp disparities between white teenagers and teenagers of color. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report Friday that found U.S. birth rates for women between the ages of 15 and 19 had declined in 38 states, 7% across the entire country in 2018.
Nurses say COVID-19 hazard pay could help offset unsafe working conditions, infection fears Original
BOWIE, Md. – Cadence Washington, 6, wants to run up and hug her grandmother when she gets home after her shifts at a hospital in nearby Washington. That can't happen for at least a half-hour. Debra Washington, 64, keeps Lysol spray, a robe and a bag by the front door, and her family knows she needs privacy. She sprays herself with the disinfectant, puts her uniform in the bag, dons the robe and slips upstairs to shower and shampoo her now-natural hair style every day.
Donald Trump claims 99% of coronavirus cases are 'totally harmless.' The 'long haulers' with lingering symptoms say he's wrong. Original
Nearly four months after being diagnosed with COVID-19, Karyn Bishof endures a long list of symptoms that includes a collapsed lung, fatigue and insomnia. But it's disbelief from an insurer and doctors that's frustrated her as much as her lingering health problems. “You’re either told you had a quick cold or you end up on a ventilator and pass away,” said Bishof.
Telehealth can be life-saving amid COVID-19, yet as virus rages, insurance companies look to scale back Original
Cynthia Peeters' stomach started hurting in mid-February as COVID-19 began dominating the news. By April, the pain was overwhelming, but she was too anxious about the virus to go to the doctor. Her gastroenterologist did a cellphone video visit with her and suggested a diet change. When it got worse last month, Dr. Christopher Ramos did another video call and told Peeters to come in for a colonoscopy. The diagnosis: Colon cancer, caught just in time.
As suicide, addiction death projections soar amid COVID-19, treatment centers struggle to stay alive too Original
MANCHESTER, Conn. – In early March, Zoraida Diaz was coming to twice-weekly yoga classes here at Community Health Resources' offices. She's in recovery from colon cancer and alcoholism while in treatment for severe anxiety and depression. Carla Mitchell showed up for intensive PTSD therapy, happy to be free from her stressful home life and the racist taunts she hears walking in her neighborhood.
Amid COVID-19, church killings anniversary, Charleston Black history museum keeps eye on 2022 opening Original
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Amid COVID-19, protests against police brutality and the fifth anniversary of the mass killing of churchgoers here, a museum focused on the roots of African American enslavement could seem like an afterthought. Elijah Heyward III respectfully disagrees.
How to make summer activities safer amid COVID-19
Erin Jensen and Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY Friday Jun 19, 2020 at 1:50 PM Mary Grace Sponn loves picnics. For years, Sponn, a Stonington, Connecticut shop owner, has kept everything she needed for outdoor eating – folding chairs and a table, coolers, baskets, utensils and even salt and pepper shakers – at home, ready to be used at parks and open areas. Then, the coronavirus pandemic hit, bringing with it social distancing and other restrictions.
'There’s no such thing as safe': How to lessen the risk of summer activities amid COVID-19
Mary Grace Sponn loves picnics. For years the Stonington, Connecticut shop owner has kept everything she needed for outdoor eating – folding chairs and table, coolers, baskets, utensils and even salt and pepper shakers – at home, ready to be used at parks and open areas. Then, the coronavirus pandemic hit, bringing with it social distancing and other restrictions. Her picnic gear soon turned into a toolkit for maintaining social connections and safety.
Medical bias: From pain pills to COVID-19, racial discrimination in health care festers Original
Actress Alicia Cole developed flesh-eating disease, sepsis and three life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections after what was supposed to be a minor surgery in 2006. But for all she went through, Cole recalls details of the racial bias she encountered at the hospital as clearly as the physical ones she suffered.
'We're losing our kids': Black youth suicide rate rising far faster than for whites; coronavirus, police violence deepen trauma
WASHINGTON – A decade after she tried to take her life as a college freshman, Victoria Waltz, a gifted child who played the harp, is only beginning to understand how things got so bad. "It's been a journey and a process from then to now," said Waltz, now 28. "It was a slow build up over time, starting in middle school.
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