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Disparities
Grant to Help Reduce Rearrest Rates for Homeless
HOUSTON – (Oct. 6, 2017) – Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) hope to put a dent in the cycle of re-arrest and release among homeless adults with research on a smartphone app funded by a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read More
October 11, 2017
Disparities
Suicide Rate Rises: Rural America Hardest Hit
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Suicide in the United States is on the upswing, with rural Americans more likely to take their own lives than residents of urban counties, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. “While we’ve seen many causes of death come down in recent years, suicide rates have […]
October 11, 2017
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Losing Birth Control Coverage Could Increase Abortions
The Trump administration’s moves this week to cut back on free birth control and tighten abortion restrictions could add up to an unintended consequence, according to experts: Women may end up having more abortions. On Friday, the administration rolled back a key Obamacare requirement for most employers to provide free birth control as part of […]
October 11, 2017
Disparities
Women of Color, Parenting and Trump
Women of color have historically fought for the right to have children as much as they have fought for access to abortion. They have been policed and marginalized through welfare reform, immigration laws, and racialized myths about their bodies and sexuality. This struggle has often prevented women of color from giving birth under circumstances of […]
October 10, 2017
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Paramedics Will Vaccinate Homeless for Hepatitis
Paramedics are the newest troops in the fight against San Diego’s ever-growing hepatitis A outbreak. A letter signed this week by the director of the state Emergency Medical Services Authority temporarily expands state laws that govern paramedics, granting them emergency powers to “vaccinate at-risk populations in response to the outbreak.” Read More
October 10, 2017
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Residents: Tests Find Toxic Chemicals After Texas Plant Fire
DALLAS — Tests detected toxic substances in soil, water and ash samples taken miles from a chemical plant that flooded during Hurricane Harvey, caught fire and partially exploded, nearly 20 Houston-area residents said Monday. The findings were disclosed in a letter the residents’ lawyers mailed to the chief executive of the plant’s owner, France-based Arkema […]
October 4, 2017
Disparities
Environmental Injustices Threaten Communities of Color
More than just torrential rains and flooding from Hurricane Harvey have put Houston in the spotlight. The fourth-largest city in the U.S., Houston has neighboring areas that contain more than a dozen oil refineries. In Baytown, 25 miles away, ExxonMobil operates the country’s second-largest refinery. Ninety miles east of Houston, in Port Arthur, Texas, is […]
October 2, 2017
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Disparities
Faces of Sickle Cell: Include Us in Clinical Trials
They ranged in age from 15 to 61—four African-Americans, all with stories to tell about their struggles with sickle cell disease, all with stories about a common experience that helped them through those struggles: participating in clinical trials. The panelists, who had joined trials funded by NIH, spoke to a standing-room-only session at the Annual […]
October 2, 2017
Disparities
Study: Hawaii’s Doctor Shortage Worsening
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s doctor shortage is worsening, except on the island of Kauai, a University of Hawaii assessment found. The total shortage has grown to 769, compared with 707 in 2016, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday. The university’s Physician Workforce Assessment found Oahu needs 381 physicians, up from 339 last year, while the Big Island […]
October 2, 2017
Disparities
Teen Birth Rates Highest in Poor Areas
It’s about a 15-minute drive from McLane High to Buchanan High, but the difference in teen birth rates within the schools’ respective ZIP codes is staggering – and alarming. Buchanan High, a Clovis Unified school, is in Fresno County’s 93619 ZIP code, where less than 1 percent of teenage girls gave birth between 2011-2014, according […]
September 27, 2017
Disparities
Center Offers New Model for Treating Sickle Cell
Gideon Ogungbemi says the pain caused by sickle cell disease is indescribable. “I can’t put it into words but I know it’s something terrible that I would never want any of my friends to experience,” says Ogungbemi, 28. The pain often drove Ogungbemi to the emergency room, where he says doctors gave him morphine or […]
September 27, 2017
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Study: Pollution May Cause Kidney Disease
Add kidney disease to the list of health problems associated with air pollution. A team of scientists from Washington University in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System found an association between tiny particulate matter and kidney disease in two different data sets. Read More
September 27, 2017
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Disparities
Is Healthcare a Right?
In the world unable to come to agreement on an answer. Earlier this year, I was visiting Athens, Ohio, the town in the Appalachian foothills where I grew up. The battle over whether to repeal, replace, or repair the Affordable Care Act raged then, as it continues to rage now. So I began asking people […]
September 27, 2017
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1 Million People Wanted for Ground-Breaking Study
WASHINGTON — U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact. Today, health care is based on averages, what worked best in short studies of a few hundred or thousand patients. The massive “All of Us” project instead will […]
September 27, 2017
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Summit Aims to Boost Black Infant Survival Odds
ST. PAUL — Even after 15 years, Ruth Richardson still remembers a prenatal visit to the doctor that left her outraged. It was her second pregnancy, and a white physician made a startling assumption about her. “He looked at my arm and asked me, ‘How long have you been an IV drug user?’” she recalled. […]
September 25, 2017
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Tribe Moves to Dismiss Drug Patent Case
A Native American tribe holding patents for drugmaker Allergan Plc on Friday moved to dismiss a case brought by generic drug company Mylan NV challenging the patents. In a filing to the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe asked that Mylan’s case seeking to invalidate Allergan’s patents on dry-eye medicine […]
September 25, 2017
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Legionnaires’ Outbreak at Senior Center Probed
The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed in residents at the SilverCreek on Main memory care and assisted living facility in Maple Grove. The first resident’s symptoms began Aug. 22, and the second resident’s symptoms began Sept. 12. MDH is working with SilverCreek to identify possible sources for the […]
September 25, 2017
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University Team Reduces Disparities in Breast Cancer Care
Data-driven research has for years borne out that there are diverse health conditions between different demographics—blacks and whites, for instance. “We know that … more African-Americans die from cancer or heart disease or stroke or diabetes and infant mortality,” said Mona Fouad, MD, director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Minority Health and […]
September 25, 2017
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