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Kids Health: Do You Know About Sickle Cell Anemia?
Good basic explanation of what this disease is, how it affects people who have it, and what treatments doctors and nurses use to help.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Hospitals Rethink Mom's Role
Article reports on how doctors and nurses in some hospitals are responding differently to women who deliver opiate addicted babies.
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Endocrine Web: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments of Type 2 Diabetes
This resource presents a brief article discussing type 2 diabetes, with plenty of links to additional articles about facets of diabetes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. All articles are written by doctors and nurses.
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Endocrine Web: Type 1 Diabetes: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Visit this resource to learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, & treatment information about type 1 diabetes from a series of articles written by doctors and nurses. Links to information about type 2 diabetes, as well.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Happens in the Emergency Room?
With this resource, children can learn about hospital emergency rooms and emergency hospital care. Children can read about relevant medical vocablulary, and hear the information read to them. Available in both English and Spanish.