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Finally, for those returning from war, veteran’s affairs hospitals remain shamefully inaccessible. That VA hospitals may not have the resources to attend to all soldiers does not mean that thousands of soldiers should get lost in the system. The suicide count of veterans is astoundingly high, especially considering the number of non-governmental mental-health practitioners that could potentially have helped them. If VA hospitals don’t have the necessary staff to see troops, the army should provide vouchers and referrals to mental-health professionals...
DIED The son of Chinese farmers, Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang, 49, never thought he would attend college. But in 1999, Yang, a prominent University of Connecticut scientist and advocate for the use of human stem cells in disease research, became the first person to clone a farm animal...
...behavioral psychologists from Abacus Employer Health Solutions advised Amica to create a separate wellness program for its diabetic employees, based on their specific needs and unique barriers to care. Today Amica covers all co-pays on necessary diabetes drugs but only for patients who attend five key annual preventive-health checkups, including an eye exam and a foot exam. Within eight months of the program's launch in 2008, about half of Amica's diabetic employees were enrolled. It was a win-win situation: members had saved nearly $35,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, and Amica's health-care...
...Georgia's history," black students and educators see them as a point of African-American pride. While historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) make up just 3% of U.S. schools, they produce nearly a quarter of all African-American graduates. A 2007 study showed that black men who attend a black college as opposed to another four-year school enjoy a hefty lifetime-earnings boost. HBCU alumni include Booker T. Washington, Toni Morrison, Sean (Diddy) Combs, Oprah Winfrey and more than a third of the current Congressional Black Caucus...
...knew how to have a good time as well as work hard,” Graham said. Despite her 4 a.m. work nights—which Graham said were “frequently accompanied by a box of doughnuts”—she said Tchen managed to attend her fair share of parties. If a particularly attractive event fell on a demanding work night, Graham said that Tchen managed to complete her studies and then attend the activity later. Tchen said that during her time at Harvard—in “the days when you could...