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‘Reach Out’ campaign highlights programs and assistance for Veterans during Suicide Prevention Month
In conjunction with Suicide Prevention Month this September, the Department of Veterans Affairs is launching Reach Out, a new campaign that raises awareness of its mental health resources available for Veterans.
Palm Springs Residents Sound Off On Homelessness
Elani Austin says encounters with homeless people in Palm Springs are becoming the norm, like the one her wife had a couple of days ago inside a liquor store on Palm Canyon Drive.
GOP’s Cox: California should force homeless into treatment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — John Cox, a Republican candidate for California governor, said Monday that he would force homeless people into mental health or addiction treatment before providing them with housing as part of his effort to cut homelessness in half in five years.
Newer methods may boost gene therapy’s use for more diseases
Jordan Janz knew his gamble on an experimental gene therapy for his rare disease might be paying off when he returned to work and a friend sniffed him.
Will the pandemic finally persuade researchers to test new drugs on pregnant women?
It’s 1 a.m. and I’m squinting in the bathroom light, glancing between the safety information on a bottle of antacids and the search engine I just opened on my phone. Was it magnesium containing supplements or calcium carbonate that should be avoided in pregnancy? I’m an internal medicine physician in the second trimester of my second pregnancy, though at this hour my experience is irrelevant. I cannot recall the laundry list of forbidden items that may potentially harm my growing baby.
