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Indiana Teen’s Racial Disparities Project Is a $10,000 Winner

CROWN POINT — A Crown Point teen is the only student in Indiana among a prestigious group of teenagers across the country to be named a 2016 Davidson Fellow, which netted her a $10,000 scholarship. Justine Izah, who will be 18 on Wednesday, won a Davidson Fellows Scholarship for her project, “An Examination of Black […]

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NIH Research Project Address Health Disparities

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, is launching the Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCC) for Health Disparities Research on Chronic Disease Prevention program. This program responds to the need for more robust, ecological approaches to address chronic diseases among racial and ethnic minority groups, under-served […]

ADHD is Often Missed in Children of Color

While a higher percentage of black children show the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than white kids, they are less likely to be diagnosed or treated for the disorder, researchers report. The new study showed a similar trend when it came to Hispanic children: They were as likely as their white peers to exhibit the […]

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Older Patients Arrive Sick, Leave Disabled

SAN FRANCISCO — Janet Prochazka was active and outspoken, living by herself and working as a special education tutor. Then, in March, a bad fall landed her in the hospital. Doctors cared for her wounds and treated her pneumonia. But Prochazka, 75, didn’t sleep or eat well at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma […]

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Survey Shows Support of Precision Medicine Study

In a recent survey designed to measure public attitudes about the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program, a majority of respondents expressed willingness to participate in the nationwide research effort. The findings(link is external) were published online in PLOS ONE by a team of National Institutes of Health researchers. The PMI Cohort Program is a […]

Veterans’ Suicides Fuel Search for Answers

As the Congress, VA, CDC and the Obama Administration address the issue, recent neuroimaging studies point to effective diagnostic tools available for PTSD and TBI — two common conditions among suicide victims. On July 7, 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs released its official accounting of suicide deaths among Veterans. On average, 20 veterans committed […]

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Senior Center Where Time Ran Out

“Let me leave you with one thing,” says Herb Wendroff, who claims to be 116 years old. He pauses to let the gravity gather. “Time is candy and we ate all we bought.” It’s a lyric from an early ‘70s country song, and the last words from one of the last men out the door […]

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Blacks Left Out of Legal Marijuana Business

Maryland set up its legal medical marijuana industry with hopes of racial diversity and equity in spreading profits, but none of the 15 companies that were cleared this week for potentially lucrative growing licenses is led by African Americans. Some lawmakers and prospective minority-owned businesses say this is unacceptable in a state where nearly a […]

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Pool Project is an Issue of Racial Justice

It’s summertime. Long Beach youth are on vacation and many head to the water to cool off. But too often for minority youth, a swim can be deadly. Nearly 70 percent of African American children and nearly 60 percent of Hispanic children have low or no swimming ability, compared to 42 percent of white children, […]

Obesity More Deadly for Men

WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is nearly three times more deadly for men than it is for women, new research suggests. In a study of nearly 4 million men and women around the globe, the risk of dying before the age of 70 was 19 percent for men and 11 percent for […]

Best Residential Nursing Programs Listed

It is hard to beat the experience of an on-campus education. Going to live classes can result in life-long friendships with other students and opportunities for mentoring by passionate faculty. In this ranking of schools that offer residential BSN programs, we find the best schools for you based on 1) those at which you are […]

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PhD Nursing Programs Ranked

Everyone knows what nurses do: everyone has encountered a nurse, whether in the primary physician’s office, the emergency room, or the hospital. Nurses provide the hands-on care, meets a patient’s immediate needs, and do the grunt work of the healthcare system. But, outside of the nursing profession itself, very few people think about the other […]

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