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Health: Page 148
Disparities
Latinos with M.S. Struggle with Depression
A new study has found that half of Latino patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) also suffer from depression. In analysis presented at the 70th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in Los Angeles, CA, researchers from Mount Sinai Beth Israel reported that depression is more prevalent in minorities with MS and low-income backgrounds. […]
Disparities
Minority Health Disparities Affect Access, Management
Minority health disparities continue to impact several quality metrics, including care access, provider communication, chronic disease management, and mental health treatment, according to a new CMS report. CMS stated that in order to address care disparities, it is necessary to understand where these gaps exist. “Assessing equitability in the delivery of care requires making comparisons of […]
Disparities
Groups Blast Plan for Short-Term Insurance
Democrats and healthcare groups are attacking the Trump administration’s latest healthcare plan as an attempt to undermine the core protections of Obamacare and increase costs for sicker Americans. The Trump administration’s new plan would expand the use of short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans for people who have a lapse in coverage. Currently, if a person […]
Disparities
Black Mamas Matter Highlights Disparities
Black mothers die of issues related to pregnancy or birth at more than three and a half times the rate of white women in New Jersey. The reasons go beyond the usual barriers to healthcare, insurance, or economic support, and also involve the physical stress of experiencing racism on a daily basis. That was the […]
Disparities
Senators Say Trump Censored LGBT Health Sites
Democratic Senators called out the White House for removing LGBT health information from government websites, including from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health in a letter sent April 12. “You have repeatedly broken your campaign promises to support and protect the LGBT community, and this latest assault could compromise the health […]
Disparities
Researchers Seek Marker for Diseases in Diverse Populations
In the emerging world of personalized medicine, researchers are furiously looking for disease markers specific to minority populations, and they have already made some promising discoveries. The clues they are gathering, the scientists said, could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases, such as asthma and heart disease, that disproportionately affect minorities, as […]
Disparities
Report: Harvard Med School Gets a B- for Diversity
White Coats for Black Lives, a group that advocates for racial equality in medicine, gave Harvard Medical School a B- in its first-ever “racial justice” report card, released Wednesday. The report card is meant to evaluate how well medical schools around the country—including Harvard’s—foster racial equality. In rationalizing Harvard’s grade, the organization pointed to minority […]
Blogs/Opinion
Keep Fighting
The Trump Administration has found yet another way to undermine the Affordable Care Act and the individual health insurance market. Lucky for Washington consumers, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has their backs. Kreidler is protecting consumers against the Trump Administration’s ill-conceived attempt to allow Americans to sidestep the requirements of the ACA and sign up for […]
Disparities
New Alzheimer’s Research Could Lead to Earlier Diagnosis
A new definition of Alzheimer’s disease could help more people be diagnosed earlier. Doctors have proposed basing the diagnosis on signs such as brain changes, rather than symptoms such as memory loss. Currently, health care providers test for the disease indirectly by looking at a person’s medical history and running basic lab work and scans. Recently published […]
Nursing
Nurses of Color Organization Focuses on Care
Susan Hames, a Sister of St. Joseph of Corondelet (CSJ), claimed that “My work is loving the world.” The CSJ ideology is the foundation of what makes up the St. Catherine University nursing program. Selflessness, love, and leadership are the qualities that we produce in our nurses. This is even more the case with St. […]
Disparities
Conference Will Address Black Disparities
Improving health outcomes in the African American Community, that’s the goal of a first-of-its-kind conference next Saturday at U-B’s Medical School. The goal is to find solutions for some of the issues affecting our health, including housing, education, and employment. Experts from all over the country will be in town to start drafting community solutions […]
Disparities
Black Moms, Black Babies at High Risk
From grassroots organizations working directly with moms to large insurers, health advocates remain increasingly concerned that black mothers and babies continue to die at higher rates than white mothers and babies. “We know black moms and black babies die more often than other folks,” said Toni Hill, founding director of the Northeast Mississippi Birthing Project, […]
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