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Medicaid Sabotage

Medicaid was enacted in 1965 under the Lyndon Johnson administration as a social insurance program to provide lower-income Americans with the health care they need. Since then it has been solidly supported by all subsequent administrations as a social contract within our society, as a matter of fairness and necessity. As poverty and inequality have […]

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HHS Protects Workers Who Object to Medical Procedures

The Trump Administration’s Health and Human Services Department is creating new protections for moral and religious health care workers that will allow them to opt of out participating in medical procedures that violate their spiritual beliefs like abortions and assisted suicides. However, activists and liberal politicians fear such policies will also allow medical professionals to […]

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Drug Under Study Could Stop Cancer

A cancer drug is in development that could stop the disease in its tracks. The unnamed medication targets a specific enzyme that fuels the spread of tumours, new research reveals. It does this by binding to the membrane of rapidly multiplying cells, a European study found. Read More

Smoking, Obesity Fuel Increase in Diabetes in South

Rising obesity rates in several Southern states are leading to a rapid increase in new cases of diabetes among both black and white adults. A new study led by investigators at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) found the risk of diabetes is double for black patients. Read […]

Why Are Thousands of Babies Dying in U.S.?

The U.S. is one of the wealthiest and most influential nations in the world. Yet, for some reason, it’s still struggling in meaningful ways with protecting our children. A new study, which analyzed childhood mortality rates of 19 economically similar countries between 1961 and 2010, revealed that, despite making improvements, the U.S. is lagging behind. […]

Black Children Face Higher Death Risk After Surgery

Memphis, Tenn. – A recent study, Race, Preoperative Risk Factors, and Death After Surgery, has found that black children are more than twice as likely to die following surgery than white children and describes race-specific models to predict surgical outcomes. The study has been published online, and will be published in the February 2018 issue […]

Podcast Examines Myths about Black Males

The Black Boys & Men: Changing the Narrative podcast series brings together thought leaders from the public and private sectors to analyze stereotypes and dispel myths concerning Black boys and men, while providing facts and best practices for those working with these often marginalized populations. The series calls into question issues of systemic racism and […]

2 Dozen Senators Question Medicaid Work Rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s new policy allowing state work requirements for Medicaid recipients is legally questionable, more than two dozen Democratic senators said Thursday, framing an argument likely to be aired in court. The senators’ letter to acting health secretary Eric Hargan reads like a memo to legal groups preparing a court challenge […]

White House Denies Heart Disease Claim

The White House on Wednesday pushed back against reports suggesting that President Trump may have a form of heart disease after the president’s doctor claimed that his patient’s health was “excellent.” In a press briefing, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the administration stood by the assessment of Trump’s doctor, Navy Rear […]

New Blog Explores Health, Wellness Education

Welcome to the inaugural Diverse blog of Tanya Leake, an engineer-turned-“healthpreneur” based in Atlanta. She is a certified health coach, wellness presenter and group fitness and dance instructor, author, and owner of a wellness consultancy.

Renew Opioid Declaration

Now is the time to urge Congress and the White House to renew the declaration of the opioid crisis as a public health emergency. In October of 2017, President Trump declared a 90-day public health emergency as an effort to confront the ongoing opioid crisis. That declaration ends on January 23, 2018. Following the announcement, […]

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For Poorest Students, a College Degree Makes Health Worse

A new UNC study may help debunk the traditional rags to riches narrative surrounding upward mobility and its relationship to higher education. Published in fall 2017, the study, titled “College completion predicts lower depression but higher metabolic syndrome among disadvantaged minorities in young adulthood,” was authored by a team led by UNC sociology professor Kathleen […]

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