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Think Small for Cancer Treatments
A Taste of Chocolate
Make Your own Hair Treatments

The Opioid Crisis Threatens a New Generation With Hepatitis C

Baby boomers still make up the largest bloc of those with the virus, but youths’ injection drug use is sending their infection rates upward.
Jesse J. Holland

Superheroes Who Look Like Us

The awesome mental health powers of comic book champions of color
Kareem Alexis

Troublesome Challenges Persist

Why aren’t the very young people whom Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis would help the most using this HIV prevention pill?
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Stuff We Love – Fall 2018

A roundup of the latest must-have finds for hair, skin, health, beauty and more. These products are worth every cent.

All the AIDS Conference News That’s Fit to Print

A speedy overview of the major scientific findings presented at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam (AIDS 2018)

Is Directly Observed Hepatitis C Treatment the Answer for People Who Inject Drugs?

Research suggests that individuals receiving opioid replacement therapy have a better chance of beating hep C through this method.

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Jeffrey Osborne

How to Live Long and Prosper

Septuagenarian singer Jeffrey Osborne shares his secrets to good health.
Evelyn Lozada

Transformed

Evelyn Lozada of Basketball Wives reflects on the forces that shaped her into an advocate for female empowerment.

Reflections of You

The stigma Black ballerinas experience mirrors body image issues faced by other women and girls of color.
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Making More With Protein

This essential nutrient can power more than just smoothies.

The Root of the Matter

Myths vs. facts about hair growth

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Stuff We Love – Summer 2018

A roundup of the latest must-have finds for hair, skin, health, beauty and more. These products are worth every cent.
Medal-winning Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman

Sleep Well

For Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, snooze time has always been a required component of her training.

HIV & HCV Outbreak Detection and Response

A guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for state and local health departments.
A technician tests a patient's abductor pollicis brevis muscle to help make a diagnosis for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Fix What Hurts Faster

Physical therapy patients can benefit from in-house diagnostics.
METUP members at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Dying for Access

Ideally, all patients with advanced cancers would be in clinical trials. Until then, the right to try is an option we all should have.
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Can Black Women Be Convinced That PrEP Isn’t Just for Gay Men?
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