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LGBTQ+ Youth Prefer to Seek Mental Health Help Digitally
The kids are not all right. Almost 40 percent of young people between the ages of 13 and 24 who identify as LGBTQ+ have seriously considered suicide in the last year. That number is even higher for transgender and gender-nonbinary youth, 54 percent of whom have seriously considered suicide in that same time frame, and …
Pros and Cons of Financing Your Plastic Surgery
Although plastic surgery procedures were once thought of as activities for rich people to spend their excess money on, they are now more accessible to the mainstream. The main reason that “regular people” are able to get surgical procedures once thought of as off limits, is due to financing. It is now possible to finance …
2 health organizations sue to stop new federal health rules
NEW YORK — Two health organizations have sued the federal government to stop a new policy creating obstacles for women seeking abortions. The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association and Public Health Solutions Inc. sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. The lawsuit adds the organizations …
Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk, new guidelines say
Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care panel recommended Tuesday. The new guidelines aim to help cut the nearly 40,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. each year. Screening people for the HIV virus also is …
Essential Oils For Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery can be a major operation and can take a considerable amount of time for the body to recover. Invasive surgery especially around the face, can make the patient feel self conscious about their appearance if the procedure has resulted in a lot of bruising and swelling. Thankfully, aromatherapy oils can be used to …
Diet fads fact vs. fiction
There are many quick fixes on the internet when it comes to losing weight but do they actually work? Two diet fads currently making rounds on the internet are apple cider vinegar shots and celery juicing. Many people consume apple cider vinegar shots with the goal of losing weight or reducing belly fat. Other articles …
Plastic Surgery in the Media Its Effect on Society
In the late 20th century, many celebrities and socialites have decided to go under cosmetic surgery procedures such as Pamela Anderson, Demi Moore, and Michael Jackson. Whether this was pressure from being scrutinized under the public eye or living up to the high standards as role models to a generation, this led to being one …
Bronx congressional candidate has raked in health care cash
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera may run for Congress—and the health care industry has kept his political career in peak fitness, a Crain’s analysis found. The Bronx Democrat recently filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to seek the House seat currently occupied by retiring Rep. Jose Serrano. Rivera won his state seat in 2010, and …
Reshaping the Prominent Brow Bone With Plastic Surgery
The need to change the shape of the forehead or brow bone is very uncommon. Reshaping the forehead or the brow bone (the bone below the eyebrows) is possible but there are different procedures that can be done based on the shape of the forehead and the brow bone. The shape of the skull between …
Report says migrant healthcare flawed
TUCSON – A new report says hospital and immigration enforcement policies are having a negative impact on migrant healthcare. “It really shows flaws in our system where someone who is doing a great job for our society and has training as a law enforcement professional but that person is being put in a situation where …
