Article: Reading, Writing and Runny Noses; For Those Without Insurance, School Health Clinics Fill In - New York Times

At Intermediate School 218 in Washington Heights, 12-year-old Billy W. Vargas had severe chest pains one morning during class and could not catch his breath. He was having an asthma attack, a nurse determined. Another student, Eddy Peralta, 14, was having difficulty concentrating in class because he kept having severe headaches and getting dizzy. As it turned out, he needed new glasses. And at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Van Cortlandt Village section of the Bronx, Petra Anderson, 17, had coughing attacks that left her breathless and unable to sit still in class. The diagnosis: she had contracted whooping cough. But instead of going to a doctor's office for treatment, the three ...

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