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Health Alert: Sleep Is Not A Luxury, It’s A Necessity

Too many of us neglect sleep — with serious consequences. Some people, bearing big responsibilities, consider sleep a luxury. But subjecting the body to long hours without rest is detrimental to one’s health. Working at night […]

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Cure For Deadly Brain Cancer May Be On Its Way

Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer, accounting for half of all primary brain cancers. It has a 40 percent survival rate after a year and just 5 percent after five years, even […]

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Hispanics In Alaska Lost In Translation

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On a cold January morning, Lilian Montoya drove from her house to a Covid-19 testing center in Anchorage, Alaska. Her husband had tested positive for the disease a couple of days before, as […]

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Bolsas vacías: adultos mayores empacadores se quedan sin trabajo

En un país como México, donde los empleos escasean y las personas mayores muchas veces no cuentan con apoyo, la pandemia ha alterado una de sus fuentes de ingresos más confiables. Muchas personas ‘de la […]

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Midwifery Is A Centuries-Old Tradition In Mexico 

Considered Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, midwifery has contributed much to obstetrical knowledge. In Mexico, it is a centuries-old tradition. Midwives were highly respected figures in pre-Hispanic Mexico and still are among indigenous communities. The […]