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NAACP Honors Psychologist

Carolyn B. Murray, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, has been awarded the 2018 Dr. William Montague Cobb award for special achievements in public health at the local level, presented annually by the National Health Committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP. The award is given to an […]

Study: Why Women Buy Abortion Meds Online

A new study reveals the motivations and experiences of women seeking abortion medication online. The practice can be a response to clinic access barriers in states with and without restrictive abortion laws, or can occur when self-managed abortion is preferred over clinical care, researchers say. Researchers learned that online options may offer either information or […]

Study of Boston Hospitals Reveal Gender Disparities

Gender and racial disparities are real in healthcare. Women are paid significantly less than men for the same work. That holds true in IT shops, for physicians as well as executive leadership and a new study focusing on the latter demonstrates that gender and racial scales are tipped toward men perhaps even more than previously […]

NIH, Foundation Launch Study of Prostate Cancer in Black Men

The largest coordinated research effort to study biological and non-biological factors associated with aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men has begun. The $26.5 million study is called RESPOND, or Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry: Defining the Roles of Genetics, Tumor Markers, and Social Stress. It will investigate environmental and genetic factors […]

Insurers Face Congressional Scrutiny on Maternal Health

More than 30 senators and representatives asked 15 major insurers last week about the pregnancy and postpartum services they cover as part of an effort to reduce racial disparities in maternal health. The effort was led by a trio of Democratic Illinois lawmakers: Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, along with Rep. Robin Kelly. The […]

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Work Rules

On July 1, Kentucky planned to subject thousands of low-income residents who receive health coverage through the state’s Medicaid program to work requirements. They would risk losing coverage if they didn’t work, volunteer or enroll in job training for at least 80 hours a month. They would have to start paying premiums and face more […]

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Study: Transgender Veterans Are As Healthy as Others

A new study finds the mental and physical health of transgender veterans is similar to the health of cisgender veterans, adding more evidence to support the contention that a ban on transgender troops is unnecessary and discriminatory. According to the study, published in Health Affairs, the only difference in the health of transgender and cisgender veterans was […]

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Sexually Transmitted Disease Could Be Next Superbug

It may not be the first disease that comes to mind when thinking of sexually-transmitted disease, but there’s an important reason to start paying attention to mycoplasma genitalium, or MG. Experts say MG could lead to a public health emergency if precautions aren’t taken. MG is back in the headlines this week after a U.K. […]

Legionnaires’ Disease Breaks Out in Manhattan

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has sickened 11 people in Upper Manhattan, 10 of whom have been hospitalized, according to city health officials. Eight people remained in the hospital on Thursday. “This disease is very treatable with antibiotics,” Dr. Mary Bassett, the city’s health commissioner, said in a statement. “I encourage anyone with symptoms of […]

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Doctors: Sexual Harassment by Patients Happens on the Job

Sexual harassment can come from many sources, including patients. For this report, we asked physicians about how patients have harassed them or been guilty of misconduct, and how they dealt with it. Medscape’s Sexual Harassment of Physicians: Report 2018, published previously, reveals the current state of physician harassment by other clinicians, medical personnel, and workplace/hospital […]

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HHS Announces Cuts to Navigator Funds

The Trump administration’s decision Tuesday to slash funding to nonprofit groups that help Americans buy individual health insurance coverage sparked outrage from advocates of the Affordable Care Act. Using words like “immoral” and “cold-hearted,” they saw it as the Republicans’ latest act of sabotage against the sweeping health law. But as the ACA’s sixth open-enrollment […]

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Talc Cancer Verdict of $4.6 Billion Sends ‘Very Powerful Message’

A St. Louis jury Thursday awarded $550 million in actual damages and $4.14 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over claims its talcum powder caused ovarian cancer in women who used the company’s products for years. This trial, which began June 4 in St. Louis Circuit Court, had 22 plaintiffs […]

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