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Hidden Biases Contribute to Inequities in Health Care, Experts Say College Graduates Living Longer as Well as Prospering Race Out, Creativity In for Achieving Diversity Goals Congress Pondering How to Catch Up With Education
Disparities
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 […]
Policies
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 […]
Disparities
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 […]
Disparities
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 […]
Disparities
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 […]
Leadership & Policy
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 […]
Health
Meharry, Vanderbilt Medical Schools to Expand AIDS Research
Nashville’s two medical schools, along with the state of Tennessee, have established the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research.
Disparities
“Miss Ann” Problems: Battling Depression While Black
Benilde Little seemingly has everything. She is the bestselling author of the critically well-received 1997 novel Good Hair, among other books. She has beaten a gilded path to a toney, racially diverse New Jersey exurb and on her most taxing days, her biggest responsibilities used to be walking the family dog, administering his cataract eye […]
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California Catholics Rally to Block Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill
LOS ANGELES — The Catholic Church, often out of step with California’s liberal Legislature, notched a prominent win at the statehouse this week after aligning with advocates for the disabled and medical groups to defeat a proposal to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives. The decision by a legislative committee July 7 […]
Disparities
Some Women with Lupus Can Bear Children Safely
Certain women whose lupus is inactive are able to have safe births, according to a study done by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery. Women whose lupus is inactive and who don’t have certain risk factors can have healthy pregnancies and give birth safely, a study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) […]
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