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<p>In the space of eight months, five teenagers committed suicides by throwing themselves in front of trains in the California town of Palo Alto.</p>
<p>Although teen suicide attempts have declined gradually since the 1990s, death by suicide has risen 8 percent among teenagers, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, it’s the third leading cause of death for teens between the ages of 15 and 19. While each suicide is a unique story, there is a common thread: More than 90 percent of teens who kill themselves show signs of major depression or another mental illness in the year prior to their deaths.
<p>Although teen suicide attempts have declined gradually since the 1990s, death by suicide has risen 8 percent among teenagers, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, it’s the third leading cause of death for teens between the ages of 15 and 19. While each suicide is a unique story, there is a common thread: More than 90 percent of teens who kill themselves show signs of major depression or another mental illness in the year prior to their deaths.
<p>Korean Americans are the least likely minority group to have health insurance. Bo Kim reports on why and how this is affecting the health care of Korean Americans.</p>
<p>Latino families struggle to find support, services to help cope with illness.</p> <p>The Santa Cruz Sentinel's Megha Satayanarayana<span><span> </span></span>reports on health care issues facing the Spanish-speaking communities of South Santa Cruz County.</p> <p>Part One: <a href="http://www.reportingonhealth.org/fellowships/projects/silver-smiles-sou… Smiles</a></p>
<p>The Santa Cruz Sentinel's Megha Satayanarayana<span><span> </span></span>reports on health care issues facing the Spanish-speaking communities of South Santa Cruz County.</p> <p>Part One: <a href="http://www.reportingonhealth.org/fellowships/projects/silver-smiles-sou… Smiles</a></p> <p>Part Two: <a href="http://www.reportingonhealth.org/fellowships/projects/alone-autism">Alo… with Autism, Latino families struggle with the mysterious illness</a></p>
<p>May Yee Chen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports on how one hospital in Minnesota cut its C-section rate to 1 in 10 births by expanding the use of midwives.</p>
<p>The Cushing Center, new home to the Cushing Tumor Registry, opened its doors to visitors during the annual reunion in June. Fifteen years in the making, the combined museum, archive, and seminar space, located two floors below ground within the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, is arguably as unique as the collection itself.</p>
<div class="node-body"><div class="node-body"><p>Three-part series on obesity in Merced County</p> <p>Part 1: <a href="../../fellowships/projects/merceds-growing-problem-obesity-lifes-stages">Merced's growing problem of obesity in life's stages</a></p> <p>Part 2: <a href="../../fellowships/projects/teens-have-easy-access-unhealthy-foods">Teens have easy access to unhealthy foods</a></p> <p>Part 3: <a href="http://www.reportingonhealth.org/fellowships/projects/binge-eating-gett… binge eating to getting fit</a></p></div></div>
