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Section: Other News
Policies
Abortions Totals Fell Under Overturned Texas Law
AUSTIN, Texas — Abortions in Texas plummeted about 15 percent during the first year after approval of tough restrictions that the U.S. Supreme Court has since struck down — a decline that activists say shows how hard it had become to get an abortion in America’s second-largest state. The health department released the statistics June […]
July 5, 2016
Policies
New Mexico Will Cut Less from Medicaid Fees
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico is cutting Medicaid payments by less than originally planned in response to concerns raised by Native American tribal leaders, hospitals and other health care providers. The Human Service Department that oversees Medicaid health care for the poor and disabled also is easing cuts to dentists and the University of […]
July 5, 2016
Other News
More people in less space: rapid urbanisation threatens global health
The global population looks set to rise to 9.7 billion people by 2050, when it is expected that more than two-thirds of humanity will be living in urban areas. The global health community is bracing itself. Compared to a more traditional rural existence, the shift in lifestyle and inevitable increase in exposure to pollution will […]
June 29, 2016
Other News
Why You Shouldn’t Put Baby Powder Down There
African-American women who reported regular use of body powder were at greater risk for ovarian cancer compared to their peers who didn’t use talc, a new study shows. Regular use of powder was associated with ovarian cancer regardless of where the women used it, the researchers report. Users of genital powder had more than a […]
June 29, 2016
Disparities
Federal Funds Target Native Americans in Cities
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Health programs serving Native Americans in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque and Reno, Nevada, are among dozens of non-profits that have been awarded federal Indian Health Service grants. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency says the grants are meant to make healthcare more accessible to Native Americans living in […]
June 29, 2016
Disparities
Garden Plots Fill Need for Healthy Eating
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Lee Jennings looked through his office window and over the 3 acres of well-mowed grass and forest land outside. There was always something happening out there: Boy Scout and Girl Scout meetings, camp outs, cookouts. He got to thinking, “It’s land that is just mowed. Why not get more people involved […]
June 29, 2016
Other News
Research focuses on health needs of gays, lesbians
Researchers now have a broader understanding of the health disparities suffered by gay, lesbian and bisexual people. A recent study found that these groups are more likely to suffer psychological distress, heavy drinking and heavy cigarette smoking. The study, published in the American Medical Association’s Internal Medicine journal on Monday, sheds new light on such […]
June 28, 2016
Other News
Let them eat dirt! Our obsession with hygiene is jeopardizing our children’s health
It’s a nerve-wrecking time to be a parent. Every week, mothers are chastised with the seemingly endless list of chronic childhood illnesses their little ones might contract, from autoimmune diseases like eczema or asthma to nut allergies, dairy intolerances, to behavioural disorders such as ADHD. But what if we could prevent early-onset health issues simply […]
June 28, 2016
Disparities
WVU Gets $1.2 Million to Train Rural Nurses
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University School of Nursing is using a $1.2 million federal grant to train advance practice nursing students. The university says the three-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will be used to implement the “Improving Nursing Scholarship, Practice, Innovation, Research and Education to Care for WV,” or INSPIRE […]
June 27, 2016
Policies
911 Calls for Toilet Needs Reveal Gaps in Home Care
TAMPA, Fla. — Paralyzed from the waist down, Khalid Mahmud spends most of his time in a hospital bed in his living room. For the most part, Mahmud and his wife are able to meet his daily needs. But when the 72-year-old needs to use the portable toilet at his bedside, they summon help. They […]
June 27, 2016
Other News
Unequal Housework Could Be Damaging Women’s Health
We’ve long known that the way couples divide housework can have a serious impact on a woman’s career. For example, in her 2013 book Lean In, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg advises women that unless their partners pitch in with at least 50 percent of the housework and childcare, they may not advance as much as […]
June 23, 2016
Disparities
House Republicans Present Obamacare Alternatives
WASHINGTON —House Republicans are unveiling new proposals to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law, as Speaker Paul Ryan sought to showcase a GOP governing agenda amid the tumult of the presidential campaign. The plan, revealed Wednesday, (June 22) relies on individual tax credits to allow people to buy coverage from private insurers, […]
June 22, 2016
Policies
NC Program Helps Farmworkers Get Health insurance
DUNN, N.C. — Seasonal agricultural workers were just finishing a meal after a long day of planting sweet potato seeds when Julie Pittman pulled up to their camp. Pittman, a paralegal with the Farmworker Unit of Legal Aid of North Carolina, worked to get their attention. The health care law that passed in 2010 requires […]
June 20, 2016
Disparities
Senate Hearing Examines Indian Health Service
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Tribal leaders and members of Congress demanded greater transparency and accountability from the federal agency responsible for providing health care to members of Native American tribes during a U.S. Senate committee hearing Friday (June 17) in western South Dakota. The field hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs focused […]
June 20, 2016
Policies
Philadelphia Soda Tax Strategy : Stress Needs, Not Health
PHILADELPHIA —In the city of cheese steaks and soft pretzels, a soda tax that regulates people’s behavior is a hard sell. But Philadelphia is on the verge of becoming only the second city in the country to pass a tax on soft drinks, thanks to the mayor’s creative approach to push the plan as a […]
June 15, 2016
Disparities
“Doc McStuffins”— Role Model for Black Women
LOS ANGELES — A pig-tailed girl whose favorite accessory is a pink stethoscope has become a symbol of pride and hope for black women in medicine and the daughters they want to inspire. Doc McStuffins, the African-American title character of an animated TV series for children, dreams of becoming an M.D. and, for now, runs […]
June 15, 2016
Other News
Blood Donors Line Up in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — OneBlood officials were continuing to urge people to donate blood on Monday in the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre over the weekend. Potential donors are asked to make appointments at their local blood banks. OneBlood officials posted videos on Facebook showing snacks and beverages donated for people waiting in long lines […]
June 14, 2016
Policies
Blacks & Latinos Raise Concerns About Aided-Death Law
SAN DIEGO — California became the latest state to allow the terminally ill to legally choose to end their lives on June 9, raising worries among some people in the state’s large Latino and African-American communities that poor people with serious illnesses could be pressured to take lethal drugs as a cheaper option to long-term […]
June 13, 2016
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