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Health: Page 177
Disparities
Bill Would Protect Medical Staff Refusing to Do Abortion
WASHINGTON — Pro-life lawmakers renewed a push Wednesday for legislation they say would protect medical professionals who refuse to perform abortion procedures as a matter of conscience. What would the bill do? Authors of the Conscience Protection Act of 2017, which was introduced in January, say it would prohibit the federal government — as well […]
Policies
Sticker Shock Comes with Legal Pot Market
LOS ANGELES — California’s legal marijuana marketplace is coming with a kaleidoscope of new taxes and fees that could influence where it’s grown, how pot cookies and other munchies are produced and the price tag on just about everything. Be ready for sticker shock. On a retail level, it costs about $35 to buy a […]
Disparities
Study Examines Disparities in Breast Cancer Research
Motivation for cancer survivors to provide samples for genetic tests depends on oncologist engagement or the patient’s religion, rather than race, according to a VCU-led study. The study, titled “Biospecimen Donation among Black and White Breast Cancer Survivors: Opportunities to Promote Precision Medicine,” published Nov. 16 in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship. It found that […]
Policies
Pope Addresses Healthcare Disparities, Calls for “Compassion”
Vatican City, Nov 18, 2017 / 05:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Saturday sent a message to health workers and organizations, saying compassion is the heart of what they do, and stressed the need for a more equitable distribution resources and services throughout the world. “A healthcare organization that is efficient and capable of […]
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Aide: Trump’s Open to Dropping Obamacare Repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would not insist on including repeal of an Obama-era health insurance mandate in a bill intended to enact the biggest overhaul of the tax code since the 1980s, a senior White House aide said on Sunday. The version of tax legislation put forward by Senate Republican leaders would […]
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Jesse Jackson Discloses Parkinson’s Diagnosis
American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The 76-year-old, who once worked with Martin Luther King Jr to champion equal rights for African Americans, said it has become “increasingly difficult to perform routine tasks.” Read More
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Equity in Health
When I ran to represent Missouri’s 74th House District, I promised to continue to fight for access to quality healthcare. As a lawyer who specializes in health law and holds a Masters in Pubic Health, I know how important quality, affordable healthcare is to supporting local communities and developing economies. And now, as a member […]
Disparities
First Latina Named NIH Scientific Director
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has appointed Anna Maria Nápoles, PhD, MPH, as scientific director of its Division of Intramural Research. Nápoles, a UC San Francisco behavioral epidemiologist, is the first Latina to be named a scientific director at the National Institutes of Health. Nápoles has been a professor in […]
Disparities
Uranium Mining Feared Threat to Native Americans
A Forest Service report issued earlier this month a recommendation that existing regulations be revised to permit mineral development on previously withdrawn lands, according to the Navajo-Hopi Observer news website. Because the Forest Service report does not explicitly advise eliminating the uranium ban, it remains unclear whether mining for the nuclear material will be allowed […]
Policies
Industry Insiders Pleased With HHS Pick
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., vowed Monday to vigorously oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of a former pharmaceutical executive to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. But for the most part, hospitals and healthcare trade groups came out in support of Alex Azar. Azar, who served as the head […]
Disparities
Guidelines: Half of U.S. Adults Have High Blood Pressure
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — New medical guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition. That means now nearly half of U.S. adults have it. High pressure has long meant a top reading of at least 140 or a bottom one of 90. That drops to […]
Policies
Scientists Issue Dire Warning to Humanity
Back in 1992, a group of scientists from around the world told us in no uncertain terms that we were ruining the planet Earth. Because of human actions such as deforestation, pollution and ozone depletion, we were on a dire course that would lead to a planet unable to support life. As you can imagine, […]
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