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Ohio medical professionals express outrage, opposition to Medicaid work requirement proposal

Miranda Yaver, assistant professor of health policy and management, said work requirements won’t increase employment. “Extensive research on the subject has consistently demonstrated that this is simply not true,” Yaver wrote.

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A 'junk DNA' mutation that prevents a disease

"The function of gene silencers is only now being understood and in this case, it is allowing us to tell some patients who previously would have been given a fatal prognosis that they will not die of a cruel and debilitating disease," said senior author Quasar Padiath, professor and chair of human genetics.

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Pittsburgh Hill District residents, analysts wonder what’s next following Salem’s Market closure

Residents may not feel the impact immediately. But Professor and Chair of Epidemiology Tamara Dubowitz said the closing would have effects on the surrounding community.