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Baby in a Box — Saving Lives in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — On a sunny morning at Bartlett Beginnings Family Birth Center, new mom Kaity Conrad set down her 10-day-old daughter Amelia into what looked like a giant shoebox. The box, covered in an intricate Alaska Native design, is one of the hundreds of baby boxes Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation is supplying mothers who […]

Polio Victim on Her Way to Stardom

BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Keira Cromwell comes in a tiny 10-year-old package, wrapped up in shiny black hair, big dark eyes and a smile that blings. Inside, there’s a dynamo who isn’t impeded much by the braces on her legs, or fingers that don’t work so well sometimes. “I do OK, but I need a wheelchair […]

Mohawk Midwife Will Be Honored

Sherrill Katsi Cook Barreiro, a Mohawk Native American midwife, environmentalist and women’s health advocate, will be a 2017 Indspire Awards recipient, it’s been announced. Katsi Cook, known for decades for her work in environmental justice and reproductive health research at both the tribal and federal levels, is an Indspire Awards winner in the category of […]

Allen College Addresses Nursing Shortage

WATERLOO — Emily Schuldt was enjoying her nursing career working in the intensive care unit at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital when one of her former professors approached her about helping teach a clinical course through Allen College. It didn’t take long for Schuldt to catch the teaching bug after the initial experience. “It’s a passion that […]

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More Minority Medical Professionals Needed

The U.S. is heading for a shortage of physicians, even in a state as well educated and populated as New Jersey. Particularly in need: minority medical professionals who some argue can best meet the needs of diverse communities. “If you look at the admissions to medical school itself, it doesn’t reflect the population at all,” […]

Changes Were Urgent, says Missouri Med School Dean

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The dean of the University of Missouri’s medical school said a recent change in leadership was motivated by a sense of urgency prompted by the school’s accreditation report. Dean Patrice Delafontaine spoke to medical students on November 2 about the changes, including the resignation of Rachel Brown in October as the medical […]

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4 Things Native American Doctors Already Knew

When people think of medicine men or spiritual healers, they may not take those traditional practices seriously. Common themes like astrology and superstition seem at odds with the scientifically driven doctors who dominate our modern hospitals and medical offices. But Native American societies like the Maya and the Navajo have certain traditions and practices that […]

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Advocates: Hospital Won’t Do Rape Exams

EL PASO, Texas —An El Paso nonprofit that helps sexual assault victims says about 15 victims have told them they were turned away while seeking a rape kit exam at a local hospital. The hospital’s officials say they have just been providing victims with the option of going to facilities better equipped to work with […]

Institute Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

LONGMONT, CO–(Marketwired – November 01, 2016) – Today is the beginning of Native American Heritage Month in the U.S., and First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) continues to honor that heritage by celebrating Native-themed children’s literature. On Oct. 19 — ahead of this month’s celebration — First Nations launched the national #NativeReads campaign with five […]

College Trains “Patient Navigators”

Otero Junior College’s vision is to provide superior educational opportunities and be a valued partner with the communities we serve. The Health Navigator program is a specific example of how it does just that. OJC boasts the state’s first associate degree in health navigation and a potential career pathway that extends from community health worker […]

Trapped— How to Prevent Deaths in Walk-In Freezers

ATLANTA —Trapped in a walk-in hotel freezer with subzero temperatures, Carolyn Robinson Mangham knocked so desperately on the door that the skin on her knuckles had worn away, her husband said in a lawsuit. When the door finally opened 13 hours later, the coroner said, the 61-year-old kitchen worker was lying on the metal floor, […]

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Digital Medical Networks Add Channels for Blacks, Women

LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Nov 1, 2016) – Saddle Ranch Media, Inc. (OTC PINK: SRMX) now has four live Video-On-Demand networks ready to generate revenue on YouTube as a Medical Education Network distributed directly to targeted medical practices. SRMX’s is focusing its production capabilities on the Point-Of-Care portion the Digital-Out-Of-Home (“DOOH”) network space. DOOH or […]

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