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<p>Almost 50 years ago, a notorious church bombing in Birmingham, Ala. killed two of Fania Davis's closest friends—and launched Davis, then a teenager, into a lifetime of social justice work. Today, the well-known Oakland resident directs Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY), an innovative organization that aims to turn teenagers accused of crimes or troublemaking into responsible citizens.</p>
<p>State Police are pushing for a prescription requirement for certain cold medications as drug manufacturers fight back against the proposal.</p>
<p>A father who lost his 11-year-old son to leukemia last year is one of five plaintiffs in a suit filed Feb. 15 in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, Calif., challenging a 1984 federal ban on compensation for donors of bone marrow.</p>
<p>The nation's drug-policy chief says West Virginia can fight its prescription drug abuse epidemic by combining good police work with a focus on the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.</p>
<p>More West Virginia children would qualify for free or low-cost health insurance under a proposal by Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin.</p>
<p>This story is Part 2 of a 15-part series that examines health care needs in Gary, Ind.</p><p class="body.text">Construction of a new teaching hospital in Gary may sound like a pipe dream. But it’s a pipe many area health and political leaders are still smoking.</p> <p class="body.text">The c
<p>This story is Part 3 of a 15-part series that examines health care needs in Gary, Ind.</p>
<p>The Deamonte Driver Dental Project was real. It was here. Yet the job of bringing adequate dental care to the poor children of Prince George's County would not be a simple one. State and national public-health officials have been grappling with the same challenges: to educate both poor pe
<p>People living with diabetes in San Joaquin County may have cause for concern: The county ranks worst in the state for deaths caused by diabetes. Medical officials say the lack of education and resources are to blame.</p>
