A conversation with Dr. J. Randall Marshall
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Lesbian, gay, and bisexual high school students face two to three times higher risk for bullying than their heterosexual peer.
One in five Americans is estimated to have a mental health condition at any given time. But getting treatment remains difficult — and it’s worse for children, especially those who identify as Black or Hispanic
Study suggests biological basis for suicide among those with serious infections.
Children exposed to Hepatitis C may be missing out on treatment
For HIV-infected mothers whose immune system is in good health, taking a three-drug antiretroviral regimen during breastfeeding essentially eliminates HIV transmission by breast milk to their infants, according to results from a large clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and India.
At their May budget retreat, the Children’s Services Council of Broward County (CSC) members reviewed staff recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1, 2016.
Marketplace qualified health plans (QHPs) can help meet complex medical needs. In addition, for people living with HIV (PLWH) the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program remains available to fill in gaps in HIV care and medication access, and can often provide financial help with premiums and out-of-pocket costs, as well as case management and other services.
Black children and young adults are about half as likely as their white counterparts to get mental health care despite having similar rates of mental health problems, according to a study published Aug. 12 in the International Journal of Health Services. Hispanic youth also get only half as much mental health care as whites
HIV rapidly becoming a disease of young people