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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Mississippi Today. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. In Mississippi, many people awaiting court-ordered treatment for mental illness or substance abuse are jailed, even though they haven’t been charged with a crime. Read our full series here. Fourteen …

Strokes are one of the leading causes of death in India. According to a paper in the National Library of Medicine, the burden of stroke is increasing in India. They are the fourth leading cause of death and the fifth leading cause of disability. Previous research suggested that the incidence of stroke in India ranges between 105 and 152/100,000 people …

DALLAS — A real-world virtual obesity treatment program that involved use of GLP-1 receptor agonists with intensive lifestyle interventions led to robust and sustained weight loss, according to an analysis of a cohort study. At 12 months, there was an average weight loss of 16.2% of body weight, with results sustained up to 24 months, reported Donna Ryan, MD, of …

What Is Essiac Tea? Essiac is an herbal mixture, mainly administered as tea, which has been promoted as a cure for cancer for nearly a century. Clinical studies show that Essiac doesn’t cure cancer, and it may even promote the growth of certain types of cancer. The herbal ingredients of Essiac tea include: Burdock root Rhubarb root Sheep …

I participated in a medical/dental mission trip in the remote mountain village of Jean Rabel, Haiti, in 2012. Before we left, the organizers requested that each member of the team read the book, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor … and Yourself, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. The premise of the book focuses on …

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is emerging as a blood-based biomarker for many solid tumor types, including melanoma. A new study that assessed ctDNA in the blood of patients with BRAF wild-type (BRAF WT) stage III and IV melanoma concludes that measuring ctDNA may lead to alternative treatment options and better outcomes for these patients, report investigators in The Journal of …