Health professionals push to reduce congenital syphilis
Suzanne Alexander remembers vividly the reports of the St. Louis babies born with congenital syphilis.
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Local Medical Students welcomed during annual ceremony
JOPLIN, Mo. - Kansas City University - Joplin today hosted a white coating ceremony for the College of Osteopathic Medicine, class of 2027.
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After decades of protest, the FDA considers easing restrictions on LGBTQ men donating blood
The FDA banned donations entirely during the HIV epidemic in the early 1980s when little was known about AIDS. But the risk of transfusion-related transmission hasn’t been a real concern for decades. Kansas City University professor Dr. Benjamin Grin says the government’s holdout on changing guidelines is in part because of a lingering stigma.
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Given a death sentence in 1985, Kansas City man reflects on HIV diagnosis 37 years ago
The United States recorded its first case of AIDS in 1981. On World AIDS Day, a survivor and a physician discuss how public perception and treatment of the disease has changed over 40 years.
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Peer educators teach medical students at Kansas City University how social determinates affect health care
Care from a clinic or hospital accounts for about 20% of a person's health, while the other 80% is affected by the community that surrounds them. That's why one medical school professor is teaching medical students about social determinants.
Source: kcur.org