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Jane Doe’s Ordeal

Last night was the first night in a month that I was able to fall asleep without worrying about whether Jane Doe would get the medical care she needs. Jane, a 17-year-old unaccompanied immigrant minor, received her abortion yesterday after being held hostage by our federal government for over a month. But while the legal […]

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WWII Vet Gets Benefits for Mustard Gas Exposure

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —A World War II veteran who says he was exposed to mustard gas experiments at a former southwest Missouri military camp has been awarded federal benefits. Missouri U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill announced October 23 that the Department of Veterans Affairs is granting Arla Harrell monthly benefits. He’s also getting back-benefits from the […]

Q &A on Breast Cancer Disparities

Dr. Peggy Porter, head of the Breast Cancer Research Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, studies the molecular details of different types of breast tumors and the characteristics — such as age, ethnicity and environmental exposure — that can alter an individual’s cancer risk. With this information, she aims to help make breast cancer […]

Disabled Have Worst Outcomes and Access to Care

People with disabilities may have less access to care and worse health outcomes than individuals without physical or mental challenges, two recent studies suggest. One study found that people with disabilities in the UK have worse access to care largely due to struggles with transportation, costs and long waiting lists for appointments. The other study […]

Poll: Americans Want Bipartisan Obamacare Fix

NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Republican and Democratic lawmakers clash over the future of Obamacare, Americans largely are eager for a bipartisan solution to its shortcomings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Thursday. The Oct. 14-23 poll found that 62 percent of Americans want former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law to be maintained, […]

Providers: No Funds, No solution to Opioid Crisis

Providers said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s declaration that the opioid crisis is a national public health emergency is a good and necessary step to raise awareness about the epidemic, but on its own it won’t solve the problem. The declaration highlights the urgency of the problem, but the White House administration and Congress […]

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Trump Vows to Attack Opioid Crisis, Cuts Treatment Options

US President Donald Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. What that means in practice remains to be seen – possibilities include increased federal funding, inter-agency coordination, and improved rural health services. But one prerequisite to making real progress in stopping the 142 deaths that happen each day in the US from […]

Discrimination Is Bad for Your Health

Most people can acknowledge that discrimination has an insidious effect on the lives of minorities, even when it’s unintentional. Those effects can include being passed over for jobs for which they are qualified or shut out of housing they can afford. And most people are painfully aware of the tensions between African-Americans and police. But […]

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Vanderbilt, Fisk Partner to Tackle HIV and AIDS

Two Universities are partnering to reach out to individuals at risk for HIV and AIDS in the greater Nashville, Tennessee, area.

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Address Lifestyles

President Trump’s latest actions on health care – his executive order creating “association health plans” and terminating cost-sharing payments under Obamacare – will further destabilize health insurance markets and create chaos for tens of millions of Americans who need health insurance. The Trump administration’s lack of a viable strategy for American health care just magnifies […]

Hundreds Line Up for Free Clinic in West Virginia

Hundreds of low-wage and poor residents received free dental, vision and other medical care over the weekend at a medical clinic in Charleston, West Virginia sponsored by the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps and West Virginia Health Right. The makeshift clinic, held in a local middle school, attracted residents in dire need of health care […]

Who is Indian Health Service Nominee Robert Weaver?

Directors of the Indian Health Service, which provides health services to many Native Americans and Alaska Natives, have mostly been medical or public health professionals. Robert M. Weaver, nominated October 6, 2017, to lead the organization, is an insurance broker. Weaver is a member of the Quapaw tribe, based in Oklahoma. He graduated from Baxter […]

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