Doctors' Orders: Biggest Health Headlines of 2014
The big stories that changed our lives this year.
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The Stories That Rocked the Media - Oh, what a year in the world of health news! Read about the most pressing wellness, research and medical stories that made headlines in 2014. — Kellee Terrell(Photos from Left: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, Michael Duff, File/AP Photo, Jourdan Dunn via Instagram)
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The Ebola Epidemic - The most talked about media story this year was the harrowing Ebola epidemic that ravaged West Africa killing more than 6,800 people. Not to mention the numerous Ebola scares that we received in the U.S. Hopefully the millions donated to research will bring about a cure and vaccine. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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Domestic Violence in the U.S. - This fall all eyes were on NFL player Ray Rice for his attack of his then-fiancée and now-wife Janay Rice in an Atlantic City hotel. The clip seen around the world sparked a much needed conversation about domestic violence in America, victim blaming and what a healthy relationship looks like.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Anniversary of Obamacare - In spite of its shaky start and some serious GOP opposition, Obamacare has had a pretty successful year. A whopping 7 million Americans enrolled into the Marketplace before it shut down in the spring. Even better: It’s not too late to find a plan for yourself.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Black Youth More Likely to Die By Hands of the Police - 2014 was definitely the year where we the intersections of racism, police violence and Black lives collided. From Michael Brown to Eric Garner, we are caught in the crosshairs of our justice system. Not to mention, a recent study found that Black men were 21 times more likely to be killed by the police.(Photo: Jason DeCrow/AP Photo)
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The Year of Rape Culture - Whether it’s CeeLo’s bizarre comments about rape, the two-dozen plus accusations against legendary comedian Bill Cosby or the news of Jada, a Texas teen who was drugged and assaulted, the dialogue surounding rape and sexual assault in this country — and among our community — has been an important conversation that we must continue to have.(Photos from Left: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Department, KHOU 11 News, Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
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CVS Stops Selling Cigarettes - On October 1, all CVS/Caremark stores stopped selling and carrying tobacco products. The company will lose 2 billion in sales, but Larry J. Merlo, chief exec of CVS, told the New York Times earlier this year, “We came to the decision that cigarettes and providing health care just don’t go together in the same setting.”(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Social Media Is Making Us Sick - While social media is supposed to be for fun, studies have found that Facebook and Twitter can have a negative impact on our lives. Whether it can increase our risk for depression, anxiety and even binge drinking, social media is also a place where bullying and intimate partner abuse is happening as well.(Photo: MotoEd/Getty Images)
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Entrovirus Kills Kids Across the U.S. - This year alone, more than 1,000 kids were affected by human enterovirus 68 in Colorado, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. But other states, including Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Utah, have reached out to the CDC for help with concerns that this virus is affecting kids in their state. Also, there has been a 12-15 percent increase in ER visits. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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The Ice Bucket Challenge Takes the Country by Storm - This summer, thanks to celebs like Kerry Washington, Nick Cannon and Kevin Hart, the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral for a good cause: The campaign raised millions for research for Lou Gehrig’s Disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an incurable disease that rapidly affects the nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.(Photo: Kevin Hart via Instagram)
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