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SPLC lawsuit: Tennessee deprives residents of Medicaid coverage
Earlier this year, a high blood pressure episode put April Reynolds in the hospital. In fact, doctors told the mother of three that she could…
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CSR Insights from Reebok’s Social Responsibility Director, Kathleen Tullie
By Laura Dunn, Kathleen Tullie is the Director of Social Responsibility for Reebok and the Founder and Executive Director of BOKS, a free before school physical activity program…
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Miss Idaho and Pump Life Pride
By Craig Idlebrook The insulin pump got a glam shot mid-June when Sierra Sandison posted a photo of herself wearing an insulin pump during the…
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Regulation and Cyber-Security of Our Diabetes Devices
Medical devices and the data they generate are in the spotlight of late, and this is essentially great news for those of us whose lives…
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Losing Your Way
By Allen Rucker A couple of weeks back, I talked about the increasingly popular notion in medicine that a purposeful life can seriously impact your…
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New Report Details How Tobacco Companies Have Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to Kids and More Deadly
The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids has released a report detailing how tobacco companies are not only making cigarettes more addictive, but they’re finding new…
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Getting Graphic When You Have Multiple Sclerosis
Sometimes when you try to communicate with others, your point may be misconstrued, or something may be lost in translation, or you feel that no…
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How Child Abuse Primes the Brain for Future Mental Illness
By Maia Szalavitz Child maltreatment has been called the tobacco industry of mental health. Much the way smoking directly causes or triggers predispositions for physical…
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Parenting With a Disability
By Christinne Rudd Being a mom is a challenging role for anyone. Add having a disability to the mix and the adventure has just begun.…
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Navigating Financial Roadblocks When You Have Cancer
By Faviola Ramirez As a LIVESTRONG Navigator, I try to identify the needs of anyone affected by cancer and provide them with the best resources…
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Bringing Cancer Advocacy to the Capitol
By Josh Larsen This past Monday I had the tremendous opportunity through my involvement with LIVESTRONG as a Senior Leader and advocate on the local, state…
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Can Dementia be Prevented?
That’s a question the American Psychological Association posed when it brought in an expert panel to discuss the topic at a Senate briefing last week.…
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