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Disparities
University Trucks in Medical Training to Rural Nebraska
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The University of Nebraska Medical Center is trucking in medical training to rural parts of the state. Four trucks equipped to simulate emergency room, ambulance and other scenarios have been stationed in Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk and Scottsbluff, where the school’s College of Nursing has divisions. The goal is to provide free continuing […]
Disparities
U.S. Makes Strides Against Heart Disease — But Not Everywhere
Between 1980 and 2014, the number of Americans dying from cardiovascular disease was cut in half. Though cardiovascular disease — an umbrella term for conditions that affect the heart and circulatory system, commonly known as heart disease — remains the most common cause of death in the U.S. by a wide margin, the drop in […]
Disparities
NAS: Evidence on Preventing Dementia Inconclusive
The public is enormously concerned about dementia and cognitive impairment, and a wide range of programs and products, such as diets, exercise regimens, games, and supplements, purport to keep these conditions at bay. It is difficult for individuals, health care providers and policy makers to ascertain what has been demonstrated to prevent or reduce risk. […]
Policies
Administration Opposes Syphilis Study Museum
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Trump administration opposes a bid to use unclaimed money from a legal settlement over the government’s infamous Tuskegee syphilis study to fund a museum honoring victims of the research project. The Justice Department argued in court documents recently that providing the money to the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center […]
Policies
Senate Support for Health Bill Slips
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders scrambled Sunday to rally support for their health care bill as opposition continued to build inside and outside Congress, and as several Republican senators questioned whether it would be approved this week. President Trump expressed confidence that the bill to repeal the guts of the Affordable Care Act would pass. […]
Sports
Ex-Florida State Star Myron Rolle Ready to Begin Med School Residency
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Myron Rolle has accomplished many things on and off the field. His biggest ones, though, might still be coming up. Rolle’s dream of becoming a doctor came to fruition on May 20 when he graduated from Florida State’s College of Medicine. The former All-American safety and Rhodes Scholar has not had much […]
Students
UCLA Conference Emphasizes Importance of Partnerships in Education
About 135 teachers, professors and partners from the University of California, Los Angeles community and tie-in schools gathered this week at UCLA to exchange strategies and best practices at the first “Learning Together: Practitioners and Scholars in Partnership” conference. The idea of partnerships was the theme of the conference, whether between practitioners and scholars, or […]
Blogs/Opinion
A Doctor’s First Day
I arrived at the hospital, white coat and stethoscope in hand. It was my first day as a doctor, and I was filled with a nervous mix of optimism and excitement. I walked up to the medicine team room, entered the code on the door and introduced myself to the other residents — some of […]
Policies
Veterans’ Hospital Focuses on Proactive Care
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A veterans’ hospital in Missouri has recently started programs to include proactive care for patients. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that instead of only treating patients who complain of illness or injury, the Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital’s recently constructed Patient Education Center seeks to teach people how to improve their health in […]
Disparities
Illinois Nursing School Gets $2 Million Grant
NORMAL, Ill. — The Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing is getting a $2 million federal grant to help make the nursing workforce more diverse. The school says in a news release the nursing school is getting $500,000 a year for four years from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The money […]
Policies
Poll: Most Americans Don’t like the AHCA
More Americans have an unfavorable view of the American Healthcare Act (AHCA) than a favorable one (55% vs. 31%, respectively), according to a new poll. Here are three key findings that MCOs should be aware of, according to a Kaiser Health Tracking Poll published May 31. Key finding #1: The survey, performed after House Republicans […]
Policies
Members of Trump’s HIV/AIDS Council Resign
President Donald Trump has a “lack of understanding and concern” for people living with HIV/AIDS, according to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), leading six members to resign. In an op-ed for Newsweek, former council member Scott A. Schoettes revealed that the Trump administration has no strategy in mind for fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic. […]
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