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Free Med School

When New York University announced last week that it would provide all of its medical students full-tuition scholarships from now on, the school politely challenged its competitors to follow suit. “We hope that many other academic medical centers will soon choose to join us on this path,” Robert Grossman, the school of medicine’s dean and […]

New York University Langone Medical Center is seen in midtown Manhattan in New York

‘Blind’ Vet Kept Driving

WITCHITA, Kan. (Tribune News Service) — A U.S. Army veteran who pretended to be blind, even as he kept driving, has been charged with theft of government funds, officials said. Addison Lewis, 39, of Hutchinson, Kan., was charged with conspiracy to defraud the government and two counts of theft of government funds, U.S. Attorney Stephen […]

Journal: Minority Medicare Patients Less Likely to Get Preventative Care

Medicare patients nationwide have low rates of preventive care visits—with the lowest rates found in older adults of minority race/ethnicity, reports a study in the September issue of Medical Care. Lower use of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) by non-white patients is partially explained by income and education—suggesting that the difference is related to […]

Doctor Devotes Life to Battling Health Inequities

Dr. Thaddeus John Bell has dedicated his life to helping others live longer and healthier lives. “My passion over the past 25 years has been dealing with health disparities,” says Dr. Bell. “It was something I was brought up with, engrained in me to give back.” For more than forty years, the Columbia native, SCSU […]

Berkeley Report Finds Wide Racial Disparities

The city of Berkeley’s annual health report, released in July, found numerous health disparities among racial and ethnic groups in Berkeley. The Health Status Report provides insight into the various health issues Berkeley faces and emphasizes the disparity in relation to health between white people and people of color. Read More

Health Disparaties

Socioeconomics May Explain Disparities in Childhood Cancer Survival

A new study provides insights into the degree to which socioeconomic status explains racial and ethnic disparities in childhood cancer survival. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings may inform where to allocate resources to best reduce racial and ethnic survival disparities for each of the major […]

Childhood Cancer

Suit: Hospital Honored Patient’s Request Not to Have Black Nurse

DEARBORN, Mich.— A nurse is suing a Michigan hospital for allegedly honoring a patient’s request to not be cared for by a black woman. Teoka Williams filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, alleging that the health system violated federal and state civil rights laws by barring her from caring for a […]

What’s the Big Deal about Short-Term Health Plans?

California has launched another salvo in its war with President Trump over health care. The state Senate Monday gave final approval to a bill that would kill off a type of medical coverage with a fancy yet oddly redundant name: “short-term limited duration health insurance.” The legislation now goes to Governor Brown’s desk. Read More

Diversify Trials

Nearly 40 percent of Americans belong to a racial or ethnic minority, but the patients who participate in clinical trials for new drugs skew heavily white—in some cases, 80 to 90 percent. Yet nonwhite patients will ultimately take the drugs that come out of clinical studies, and that leads to a real problem. The symptoms […]

Report on Cancer Study of Nuclear Test Site Expected in 2019

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A long-anticipated study into the cancer risks of New Mexico residents living near the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test likely will be published in 2019, the National Cancer Institute announced. Institute spokesman Michael Levin told The Associated Press that researchers are examining data on diet and radiation exposure on […]

Wisconsin University to Offer Course on Treating Inmates

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health will offer a new course to teach future doctors how to treat a growing prison population and former convicts once they are released. The new course will be offered this fall, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. The university is recruiting up to 20 […]

Immigrants Forego Benefits for Fear of Penalties

A hotel housekeeper with a working adult son, Hudith received food stamps that weren’t worth a lot — about $50 a month. But she was nervous. Though she was entitled to food stamps as a legal permanent resident from Mexico, and her three children were all born in the U.S., she heard from a friend […]

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