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Health: Page 273
Blogs/Opinion
Op-Ed: Data ignores health care challenges for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Six years later, more than 20 million people have gained health coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While this is an achievement worth celebrating, millions continue to go without health insurance and finding them can be difficult due to lacking data from previous enrollment periods. Are all communities and groups being counted in […]
Other News
Recent Police Shootings Draw Attention to Veterans’ Mental Health
CHARLOTTE — In the past two weeks eight law enforcement officers have lost their lives at the hand of a shooter. The most recent killings happened on Sunday when Gavin Long killed two Baton Rouge officers and a sheriff’s deputy. In Dallas, five officers were killed by shooter Micah Johnson. Both of the shooters had […]
Other News
Roof’s mental state emerging as key issue in Charleston church killings
CHARLESTON- The mental state of Dylann Roof of Columbia, an avowed white supremacist, has emerged as a key issue in his upcoming federal death penalty trial for killing nine African-American church members. Prosecutors and defense lawyers discussed procedural issues connected to Roof’s state of mind at a hearing Monday before U.S. Judge Richard Gergel without […]
Nursing
Hawaii Nurses Can Approve Medical Marijuana
HONOLULU — Hawaii patients have more options to gain access to medical marijuana now that nurses can certify people for use of the drug, a change advocates say was needed because there’s a shortage of doctors willing to do the certifications. Gov. David Ige signed a bill July 11 updating the state’s medical marijuana dispensary […]
Disparities
Black Doctors Ignore Distrust to Save Police Lives
DALLAS — When officers who’d been shot by a sniper in downtown Dallas started showing up at Parkland Memorial Hospital, trauma surgeon Dr. Brian H. Williams went to work, pushing aside the inner conflict he faces every day as a black man who’s fearful when encountering police. He sees the news about black men dying […]
Nursing
UMass Gets Nursing Grant for Addiction, Mental Health
AMHERST, Mass. —— The University of Massachusetts-Amherst nursing school has received a nearly $900,000 federal grant to help student nurses recognize and help patients suffering from substance abuse and mental illness. The program is called SBIRT, which stands for screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment. It’s an approach for delivering early intervention and treatment […]
Disparities
E.R. on S.D. Reservation Reopening
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A shuttered emergency room at a government-run hospital on South Dakota’s Rosebud Indian Reservation is reopening after seven months. Chris Buchanan, acting Great Plains area director for the Indian Health Service, told tribal officials in an email that the facility was reopening July 15, the Argus Leader newspaper reported. It’s been […]
Disparities
Poll: Most Expect Better Life Under Clinton
WASHINGTON — Americans have mixed feelings on which presidential candidate will do better on health care, trade, the economy, terrorism and other important issues. But when they simply consider whether they personally would be better off, they prefer the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll shows that Americans are more likely […]
Health
Health Researchers Hone In on Sexual and Gender Minority Issues
The National Institutes of Health, motivated by a shift in research literature looking at health issues faced by people not then represented in LGBT language, created an office dedicated specifically to SGM health issues.
Blogs/Opinion
Farting: Seven Surprising And Spectacular Health Benefits
These days, it seems to me that people are coy about absolutely everything. Don’t get me wrong, I understand the appeal of maintaining an air of mystery. Still, sometimes you just have to square your shoulders and call a spade a spade. I think this is especially true when it comes to information on leading […]
Other News
Number of people with health insurance via jobs remained steady with Obamacare
Obamacare still hasn’t led to drops in the numbers of people who get health coverage through their jobs, despite some earlier fears that would happen, according to a new survey released Wednesday. The percentage of companies offering health insurance to their workers and families and the percentage of acceptance of such offers both have remained […]
Other News
Congress Approves Bill To Address Addiction As A Health Problem
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill intended to change the way police and health care workers treat people struggling with opioid addictions. The bill, which had previously passed the House, will now be sent to President Obama. He has indicated that he will sign it, despite concerns that it doesn’t provide enough funding. […]
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