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Dr. Adam Zolotor thinks physicians should diagnose prostate cancer based on symptoms rather than screening. "I would pose to you that a usual source of care and a trusted physician or health care provider is the No. 1 thing we can do to get men diagnosed earlier and treated earlier," he said.
![Llewellyn Etheridge is 50 years old. That’s the age that doctors used to tell men to begin regular prostate screening, but Etheridge has no health insurance. (Photo by Ethan Hyman/NewsObserver.com]](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_list_thumbnail_large/public/title_images/prostate02-etheridge01.jpg?itok=amm8J7s_)
Dr. Adam Zolotor thinks physicians should diagnose prostate cancer based on symptoms rather than screening. Here's why.
Using barbershops as channels for reaching black men with health information is a proven public health technique, one funded by government grants and charities in parts of North Carolina.
Dr. Ruth Petersen is the chief of the Chronic Disease and Injury Section of the North Carolina Division of Public Health. She talked with The News & Observer earlier this spring.
Mainstream media is full of stories about how trauma can affect our bodies, minds and even our genes. That's left some in Indian country wondering why science took so long to catch up with traditional Native knowledge.
Elder abuse is a huge and growing problem, but it gets no where near the budgetary or political recognition of child abuse and domestic violence. It's underreported and government resources are scarce.
Desperate to stem the recent spate of youth suicides in their community, residents of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have turned to an unlikely ally — crowdfunding.
In communities without running water and flush toilets, 11 times more children develop pneumonia than other Alaskans, and some develop complications that can lead to lifelong respiratory problems.
