Month: January 2014

For Homeless Women, Health Insurance Not Enough

Rochelle Gibson arrived on Skid Row in bad shape. She’d twisted her ankle on a curb  and lost a front tooth in a fight. Alone and fresh from jail, Gibson had no identification or place to sleep. The Anne Douglas Center for Women told Gibson she could stay if she got a physical, and then led her across the street to the LA Christian Health Centers clinic. That was five months ago.

Tattoo Removal Program Offers a Clean Slate

When Dr. Morgan Magid was a dermatology resident at Northwestern University in Chicago, his instructor asked him to remove a tattoo from an ex-gang member’s arm. “He was in a gang and he wanted out,” Dr. Magid says decades later, recalling the long, slow process of treating the patient with an old CO2 laser, which kills tissue and forms a scar. Afterwards, he asked his professor, “What are we doing this for?”

New Kidney, New Life

High blood pressure and a heart attack set the stage for Owens’ kidney failure. Now he wants to use his second chance at life to get kids moving.

Majority of High School Seniors Do Not view Regular Marijuana Use as Harmful 

An annual survey on use of and attitudes toward illegal substances shows that the percentage of high school students who see great risk from being regular marijuana users has dropped significantly in the past decade. The survey is conducted among eighth-, 10th-, and 12th-graders across the U.S. This year’s survey shows that 39.5 percent of 12th graders view regular marijuana use as harmful, down from a rate of 44.1 percent last year, and much lower than rates from the last two decades.

Public Art Project Builds Community Spirit

The farmworker town of Pajaro is one of the poorest communities in the central coast region of California. For the New Year, the town is getting its park—and a piece of public art that reflect the spirit of the community.

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