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Enroll in Clinical Trials, SD Official Urges

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Lt. Gov. Matt Michaels has joined peers in other states in encouraging patients to participate in clinical trials. The National Lieutenant Governors Association has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the need for people of all races to participate in trials searching for cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s treatments. Michaels […]

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Rwandan Health Minister to Address NIH

Bethesda, Md.— The National Institutes of Health has announced that Rwanda’s Minister of Health, Agnes Binagwaho, M.D., Ph.D., will visit its Bethesda campus on Wednesday, July 29 to deliver the 2015 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture. The annual event honors the late Dr. Barmes, a public health dentist and epidemiologist who devoted his career […]

SC Democrats Back Medicaid Expansion

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democrats plan to renew efforts next year to expand Medicaid eligibility in South Carolina, saying that’s the most important way to continue the work of their slain colleague, Sen. Clementa Pinckney. It will be a tough sell in a state where Republican opposition hasn’t budged since a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling […]

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Nurses Union Names “Systemic Racism” as a Health Threat

Linking racism to issues of public health, National Nurses United has issued a statement “urging all presidential candidates to address the pervasive problems of racial and economic justice that have so stained our nation.” NNU is the largest union of registered nurses in the country with 185,000 members. In the statement issued Thursday (July 23), […]

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Grants Promote Women’s Heart Health for Underserved

The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease announced July 16 that it has awarded eight grants to hospitals in underserved communities to provide support and education to female heart patients. The National Hospital Alliance grants were made possible by a grant from Edwards Lifesciences Foundation through its Every Heartbeat Mattersinitiative, WomenHeart. The alliance is […]

Tribes Want Exemption from Expense of Health Care

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Representatives of several Indian tribes say they support legislation introduced by congressional Republicans that would exempt tribes nationwide from being classified as large employers under the federal Affordable Care Act — a designation that requires tribes to pay higher insurance costs or face federal penalties. Supporters say requiring tribes to provide group […]

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Enrollment for Medi-Cal Expansion Is Triple Expected Level

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has enrolled 2.3 million people under an optional expansion of the state’s Medicaid program — nearly three times more than the state had anticipated, according to the state Department of Finance. Beyond that, a record number of people who already qualified for the low-income health program signed up, pushing overall enrollment […]

Harlem Welcomes CCNY’s New Medical School

The City University of New York announced that community leaders have hailed the establishment of the first public medical school in Harlem by the college in partnership with St. Barnabas Hospital. The CUNY School of Medicine at City College will accept its first intake in fall 2016. Operating on the City College campus in Harlem […]

Skin Cancer Poses Unique Dangers for People of Color

Not all skin cancers are a result of over-exposure to the sun, and for darker-skinned people, particularly, skin cancer often shows up in different areas on the body than it does on White people. “Among African Americans and native Africans, squamous cell carcinomas occur mainly on the legs, followed by the anogenital region (including both […]

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Judge Agrees Tribe Is a Large Employer, Must Offer Health Care

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge has ruled against a Wyoming Indian tribe’s claim that the federal government shouldn’t classify it as a large employer under the Affordable Care Act — a designation requiring the tribe to provide insurance coverage for its hundreds of employees. An official with the Northern Arapaho tribe said the decision could […]

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Major Cyber-attack Targets UCLA Hospital System

LOS ANGELES ― A months-long cyberattack on the University of California, Los Angeles hospital system put at risk the personal information for up to 4.5 million people, officials said Friday. UCLA Health said in a statement that, while there’s no evidence hackers acquired personal or medical data, it can’t be ruled out yet. Officials said […]

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