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Section: Disparities
Disparities
Juries Award Millions in Ovarian Cancer/Talcum Powder Cases
ST. LOUIS — Twice in the past three months, juries have awarded tens millions of dollars to ovarian cancer victims who blamed Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for their illness. The cases are among the first verdicts in a gathering courtroom assault by law firms that are aggressively recruiting clients through TV ads and the […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Goshen College Pitching in to Tackle Disparities in Mental Health Access
All too often it is the most vulnerable populations who have the least access to mental health care. In 1999, the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General released a report that catalogued the striking disparities in mental health access among Black, Hispanic/Latino and Asian American communities. Minority communities were found to have less access to […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Professor Says Only Law Can Cure Bias, Racism in Health Care
WASHINGTON — When it comes to eliminating the racial disparities that plague America’s health care system and cause Blacks to “live sicker and die quicker” than Whites, University of Colorado law professor Dayna Matthew believes the cure is to be found in the law. “Law changes social norms and the social norm needs to be […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Steve Fund Challenging Views of Mental Health in Minority Communities
To the outside observer, Stephen Rose was both an accomplished and purposeful young man. He was a graduate of Harvard College and recently earned a master’s in psychology; he was also in the process of choosing among his law school acceptances. His path forward, however, was complicated by the fact that he had been battling […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
How Racism on College Campuses Affects Black Students’ Mental Health
“Amid a surge in student-led protests around the country, many colleges have been struggling to make their campuses more accommodating for minorities. Last semester, student-activist groups nationwide issued demands to their universities seeking everything from mandatory sensitivity-and-racial-bias training to the development of safe spaces on campus for people of color. During a protest at Princeton […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Ads Pitch Worst Foods to Young, Black and Hispanic Audience
Food companies disproportionately target black and Hispanic consumers for their TV advertising for fast food, candy, sugary drink and snack brands, according to new research. In contrast, said a report released by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut, the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN) and Salud […]
August 17, 2015
Disparities
40 Million Americans Suffer Severe Pain, Survey Finds
An estimated 25.3 million American adults (11.2 percent) had pain every day in the three months preceding a national survey, and nearly 40 million adults (17.6 percent) experienced severe levels of pain. An analysis of the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) revealed associations between pain severity and race, ethnicity, language preference, gender, and age. […]
August 12, 2015
Disparities
Care Still Eludes Latinos on Medi-Cal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Miriam Uribe enrolled in California’s low-income health insurance program last November, and she still hasn’t found a primary care doctor 10 months later who could see her. “Once you have (insurance), you actually still don’t have it, because it’s still a struggle to find someone,” the 20-year-old college student from Bellflower said. […]
August 11, 2015
Disparities
Disparities Evident in Oklahoma Infant Mortality
OKLAHOMA CITY — A new report says Oklahoma has seen an overall decline in its infant mortality rate in recent years, but notes a disparity in the numbers between races, The Oklahoman reported. “Infant mortality” applies to babies who don’t live to their first birthday. Health experts say it’s an important indicator to show a […]
August 11, 2015
Disparities
Hampton-VTC Work to Close Diversity Gap in Medicine
ROANOKE, Va. — Two rising Hampton University juniors have already been guaranteed admission to the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, a year ahead of when most of their peers will even start applying. Kaia Amoah, 19, and Kenya Swilling, 18, are part of the fledgling VTC-Hampton University diversity program, launched this year by the […]
August 11, 2015
Disparities
Coalition Urges African-Americans to Be Proactive About Sexual Health
Despite greater access to health insurance, many people of color are still not taking advantage of preventive sexual health services. In response, the National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH) has issued a “call-to-action” to encourage African-Americans especially to take advantage of free preventive sexual health care services, including the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, female contraceptives, […]
August 10, 2015
Disparities
Heart Association Calls for Action on Social Concerns
While deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other heart diseases have been declining, that trend could reverse if social factors, including race, income, environment and education are not addressed, the American Heart Association said in a “first of its kind scientific statement” published in the association’s journal Circulation and released Aug. 3. AHA said that […]
August 6, 2015
Disparities
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Replaces Charity Hospital
NEW ORLEANS — Ten years after the levees and floodwalls broke during Hurricane Katrina and flooded New Orleans, the Big Easy finally has a full-scale hospital again — a new Charity hospital. At 6 a.m. Saturday (AUG. 1), the new 2.3 million-square-foot University Medical Center New Orleans, built with $1.1 billion of federal, state and […]
August 6, 2015
Disparities
More Black Men in Med School in 1978 Than in 2014
DETROIT, Mich. — The number of black males applying to and attending medical school in this country has declined since 1978, according to a new publication recently released the Association of American Medical Colleges. AAMC said that despite an overall increase in the number of black male college graduates over the past three decades, the […]
August 6, 2015
Disparities
Police Injured Sister Protecting Her Mentally Ill Son, NAACP Leader Says
PORTLAND, Ore. — An NAACP chapter president says police in Eugene, Oregon, used excessive force on his sister after she tried to stop an officer from deploying a Taser stun gun on her 19-year-old son. Eric Richardson, president of the Eugene-Springfield NAACP chapter, said Ayisha Brown called a mental health service early July 16 because […]
August 6, 2015
Disparities
Grant Backs Joint Meharry-Vanderbilt HIV Project
Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University are working together to expand HIV research in the state of Tennessee under a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The HBCU and majority White university have collaborated before on HIV research, but this five-year grant includes the Tennessee Department of Health as a full partner, […]
August 4, 2015
Disparities
People of Color, Southerners, Women Most Likely to be Disabled, CDC says
One out of every five adults In the United States has a disability, according to a study published July 30 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are all at risk of having a disability at some point in our lifetime,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. “Health professionals and health care […]
August 3, 2015
Disparities
Obama Signs Order on Federal HIV Priorities
President Obama on July 30 signed an Executive Order detailing principles and priorities to guide collective national work to address HIV through 2020. The original goals of the strategy first released in 2010 were to reduce new HIV infections, increase access to care and improve health outcomes for those living with HIV, reduce HIV disparities […]
August 3, 2015
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