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After talking with their daughter's friends and reading the emails they got from her, it was easy for Garret and Tammie McFarland to see all the signs they had missed before 14-year-old Nicole committed suicide. This story is part of Cindy Uken's look at the suicide epidemic in Montana.
In Portsmouth, Va., where people die of cancer at the highest rate in the state, recent surveys indicate that residents are pretty good about getting screenings for colorectal cancer. They're also among the best in the state for getting mammograms, despite having only two places to go in the city.
In the first part of her three-part series for The Virginian-Pilot, 2012 National Health Journalism Fellow Amy Jeter reports on why people in Portsmouth, VA, are more likely to die of cancer than people elsewhere in the state.
What does aging with HIV look like? The Graying of AIDS: Portraits from an Aging Pandemic seeks to challenge cultural stereotypes about both aging and HIV/AIDS by exploring diverse perspectives from around the world through a participatory documentary arts installation.
Carolyn Cannuscio, an urban-health disparities researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, talked to Taunya English about place and the power of design on health.
Taunya English explains how your neighborhood and the place that you live can make a difference on your health.
One after the other, Vena Mecklenburg's son suffered mounting setbacks. He married and divorced. Financial woes plagued him. He was involved with at least two failed business ventures. He lost his home. Then, his life ended in tragedy.
Walkability and good public transportation can improve the health of residents in the neighborhood.
