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Family Leave Act: Leave it alone or improve it

In February, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which was the first bill President Bill Clinton signed into law. President Barack Obama hailed the law
Autism signs in youth often overlooked

Each April for the past four decades, National Autism Awareness Month has elevated awareness among the children, parents and friends affected by autism spectrum disorders.
Deserving to be treated, not mistreated

Anna Brown, a St. Louis-based homeless woman needed treatment for a sprained ankle. She went to three emergency rooms seeking such treatment.
New study says ending AIDS will cost $300 million

A new study by the Black AIDS Institute has found that the end of the AIDS epidemic is within reach, but to get there it will cost the federal government roughly $300 million
Howard offers free, low cost dental services

Trinity Trimuel, a Howard University freshman from Anne Arundel County, Md., needed help. Two of her molars were rotting and needed to be extracted.
Haitian women receive breast cancer support, care

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Having breast cancer here often means no care at all, or care that’s too costly for any common person to afford, or a lot of initial missteps.
Six tips to keep your new year’s resolution to lose weight

It’s probably the most commonly made New Year’s resolution: lose weight and get into shape. In early January, the gyms are full, the sports stores run out of equipment, and the streets are teeming with new joggers.
Howard graduate student battles lupus

She nearly didn’t make it out of high school, but Kamila Rankin is in her third year doctoral program in school psychology at Howard University. It all started in 2005 when Rankin was a 17-year-old senior in high school