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Birth control access can be limited in places with Catholic health systems : Shots

Catholic health care systems can limit access to birth control. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP Catholic health care systems can limit access to birth control. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Last week, students returning to campus at Oberlin College in Ohio got a shock: A local news outlet reported that…

Healthy Kids

How kids can take control of their health after COVID ruined it

Study after study has confirmed what parents across the country long suspected: the coronavirus pandemic — not just the disease itself, but the lockdowns and restrictions that governments enforced to combat it — has had a devastating impact on children’s physical and mental health. “Now we’re seeing the fallout,” pediatrician Dr. Nina L.…

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Type 2 diabetes prevention: Take control of your health with these simple tips

One in 10 Americans has diabetes, and more than 88 million have prediabetes. With an often-irreversible diagnosis and lasting health implications, diabetes is a disease that can be prevented with the right strategies and support. This National Diabetes Month, experts from the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine in the UAB Marnix E.…