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March 28, 2018

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She went to the ER for a rape exam. Her nurse didn't know how to do one.

Tuesday, Mar 27

Despite health and government officials’ recommendations that sexual assault patients be treated by nurses trained to recognize trauma and collect evidence, many Illinois nurses receive no such training.

Acupuncture, tart cherry juice and magnesium: This is 40-something?

A stiff neck triggers a trip to the acupuncturist and thoughts of mortality

Funding secured to open stabilization center for drug and alcohol users in Baltimore

City and state officials plan to announce Wednesday that they’ve secured funding for a stabilization center, a safe place where drug users can go so they are not taking up hospital beds, in Baltimore. The center, the first in Maryland, will be located at the old Hebrew Orphan Asylum on Rayner Avenue.

Heaviest drug users should get naloxone training, study finds

A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that the heaviest drug users should get training on how to administer naloxone, a drug which can reverse an overdose.

Can timing of meals help with weight loss?

Instead of focusing so much on what we eat, some experts say we should pay more attention to when we eat.

Kids with autism — and their young siblings — less likely to receive vaccinations

Vaccine skeptics appear to be swaying many parents of children with autism to forgo critical childhood vaccines, a new study suggests.

These nature-based remedies may help at the first sign of a cold or flu

More and more companies are creating nature-based, toxin-free remedies to boost immunity and stave off symptoms, especially when taken at the first sign of the flu. Of course, if conditions persist, see your doctor.

Maryland Senate advances ban on conversion therapy for LGBT youth

After a lengthy debate across a partisan divide, the Maryland Senate on Tuesday advanced a bill that would make it illegal for licensed mental health professionals to offer therapy advertised to change one's sexual orientation or gender identity.