Racial and ethnic inequities in children’s oral health persist from coast to coast, according to data published by 22 states and analyzed by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The prevalence of treated and untreated tooth decay among American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Hispanic, and Black third-graders is considerably higher—and the […]
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Anxiety about taking medicine causes people real harm
Millions of middle-aged people received some good news this week. Many of the aches and pains experienced by those who take medication to lower their cholesterol levels and protect against heart disease are caused not by the pills themselves but by fears about their effects, international research has found. This […]