Kids & Teen Health
Jury: Mayo not negligent in teenage patient death
A jury has found Mayo Clinic was not negligent in its care and treatment of a 13-year-old girl who died after having a benign brain tumor removed. The Olmsted County jury reached its verdict Tuesday. The trial focused on allegations that Mayo missed opportunities to prevent the 2009 death of ...
Bryant signs laws affecting students and veterans
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Wednesday that requires kindergarteners or first-graders to be tested for dyslexia, a reading disorder that can sometimes go undiagnosed for years and leave children struggling to learn. The matter is intensely personal for Bryant. He was in fourth grade before a caring teacher ...
Person visited neonatal units before TB diagnosis
A person with an active case of tuberculosis who visited two Northern California neonatal intensive care units had a valid reason to be there and had not been diagnosed at the time, officials said Wednesday. Little information has been released about the contagious individual, who was not a hospital employee ...
Gov. Deal launches childhood obesity initiative
Georgia's governor and the state health department have launched a program aimed at addressing childhood obesity through government, philanthropic and academic efforts. In announcing the SHAPE program on Wednesday, Gov. Nathan Deal's Office said Georgia has the second highest obesity rate in the country for children ages 10 to 17. ...
NC company wants to use art to encourage health
A new company in High Point is hoping to color the world with its art prints that encourage folks to eat smarter, think positively and exercise. Paradigm Nutrition Inc., formed in late 2011, offers "nutritional facts in a nonthreatening, easy-to-understand way," said Bill McKenzie, who owns the company with his ...
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