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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is Feb. 7
Each February, America celebrates the invaluable contributions that the African-American community has made to the culture and history of our nation. Black History Month is a time to study and refl...
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Coping with post-holiday financial stress
As the hustle and bustle of the holiday season comes to an end, you may be finding more time to consider life’s greater questions: What would I like to accomplish in the next year? How do I maintai...
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Your mental health: Surviving the holidays
The holidays can be a stressful time for LGBTQ people and their families, but there are several strategies you can use to help reduce stress and create a happy holiday this year. Traveling home ...
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Safe schools: What can we do right now
Even today, nearly 20 years removed from that moment, I can still hear the laughter. I can still feel the shame. I can still remember the confusion of being teased for being who I was. Throughout m...
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DR. NANCY BRISBANE
Breast cancer awareness
Breast cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal breast cells. There are two types of breast cancer: non-invasive, which does not spread to surrounding tissue, and invasive, which is more serio...
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Prostate cancer awareness
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Many people don’t know that prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men, causing more than 300,000 deaths each year (only lung ...
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Building a network to overcome addiction
Many individuals who struggle with substance abuse and dependence feel they can beat their addictions on their own. There can be reluctance to ask other people — partners, friends, family, coworker...
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On Being Well
Transgender health concerns As human beings, we have many ways in which to identify or define ourselves. We may identify ourselves by our sexual orientation or our racial, ethnic or cultural her...
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Spreading STD awareness
This week wraps up STD Awareness Month, an annual observance to encourage discussion of sexual health and routine screening for STDs for those who may be at risk. STDs are more common than most a...
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Come out for LGBT Health Awareness Week
Are you “out” to the health-care providers in your life? If you’re a patient at our primary-care practice at Mazzoni Center Family and Community Medicine, 809 Locust St., you know what it’s like to...
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