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Health/Science
6:30 am
Mon June 10, 2013

Playing Matchmaker For Patients And Anti-Depressants

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Cindy Johnson has battled depression since the 90s. She's tried half-a-dozen drugs and says the process has been exhausting. A few months ago she started a clinical study for an experimental drug and so far it’s helping.
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One of the toughest things about dealing with depression can be finding the right medication. It can take months, even years. As part of KERA’s Breakthroughs project, here’s a look at one woman’s struggle and the North Texas doctor who hopes to make the medication matching process less like trial and error.

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Health/Science
10:00 am
Tue May 14, 2013

It's Women's Health Week - Find Out How The ACA Affects Women

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For the 14th annual National Women's Health Week, the U.S. Department of Health is focusing on preventative care.
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May 12th through May 18th is National Women’s Health Week. And it’s a good time to clarify how the Affordable Care Act impacts women.

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Texas News
6:00 pm
Tue April 9, 2013

Searching For Better Health Services In Texas Prisons

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The Dallas County Jail, at Commerce Street and Riverfront Blvd. is one of the largest county jails in the U.S.
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For years, sheriffs and disability rights groups have complained about the lack of treatment for the growing number of mentally ill inmates in Texas. Now, state legislators are considering a bill that would allow private companies to offer mental health services to inmates.

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2:06 pm
Wed February 20, 2013

A Glimpse Inside The ‘De Facto Asylums’ Of Texas

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By Lauren Silverman
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Texas spent $38.99 per capita on mental health care, making it 49th in the country for 2012. The Texas Tribune's Brandi Grissom says the dearth of spending on mental health resources has converted jails, emergency rooms and homeless shelters into "de facto asylums." Today she kicks off a series, called “Trouble in Mind,” about mental health in Texas’ criminal justice system. And tonight, KERA airs “Erasing the Stigma: Mental Illness and the Search for Solutions.” The public forum was presented by KERA, The Dallas Morning News and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and will air at 7 pm on KERA-Channel 13.
This is Part One in a six-part series exploring the intersections of the mental health and criminal justice systems in Texas. It examines the case of Andre Thomas, a death row inmate who began exhibiting signs of mental illness as a boy and committed a brutal triple murder in 2004.
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