Dubbed the White Wings, the sanitation workers sported white pith helmets and uniforms not unlike the lab coats that doctors began to don in the 1880s as germ theory took hold and antiseptics became associated with health.
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Rana Mitter,
Harpers Magazine,
4 Aug. 2026
Brenda González Rocha, who has lived in her south Omaha home since 2020, thinks both soil and paint are to blame for the lead that doctors found in her 4-year-old daughter’s blood.
Even less of that information has reached the adults best positioned to support them in a crisis, such as parents, pediatricians and community therapists.
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Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
24 July 2026
More than 2,600 educators, tutors, volunteers, and pediatricians were trained in early literacy development and/or strategies to support young children’s literacy skills.
In recent years, medical credit cards have made their way into the South Florida offices of dentists, ophthalmologists and other doctors as one way people can finance their care.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Sunglasses, hats recommended for sun protection AHN ophthalmologists say many people remember sunscreen but often forget eye protection.
Investigators and forensic pathologists who responded found remains in various states of decomposition.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2026
Otto recommends families seek opinions from pediatricians, speech-language pathologists and ENT doctors before deciding on a frenectomy, following a recent Fort Worth procedure that ended in a 4-year-old girl’s death from a sedative overdose.
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Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Aug. 2026
The approach to paying obstetricians and midwives is changing.
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Jeff Levin-Scherz,
STAT,
23 July 2026
But no, this is an actual phrase in the world of medicine, apparently used by obstetricians to inflict emotional harm on pregnant folks over the age of 35.
Not long ago, many clinicians, including Fejzo’s own doctor, still regarded the illness as a psychological rejection of motherhood, or a bid for attention.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2026
If the primary economic value of an AI platform comes from substituting for human care rather than extending clinicians' capacity, organizations should consider the long-term consequences.
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