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Section: Other News
Policies
Detained Migrant Children at Risk of Disease Outbreaks
As thousands of migrant children have been taken from their parents and sent to facilities across the country, questions are growing about the medical care they are receiving – or, as health experts fear, not receiving. Since President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy for unlawful entry into the country went into effect in April, more than […]
June 27, 2018
Disparities
Walgreens’ Pharmacist Denies Woman Miscarriage Drug
After receiving word that her unborn baby no longer had a heartbeat, it was hard to imagine how things could get worse for Nicole Arteaga, until they did. The Arizona mother is speaking out after she said a Walgreens pharmacist refused to provide her with a prescription drug that would help her miscarry her deceased fetus, telling […]
June 25, 2018
Other News
White House Proposes Narrowing FDA’s Mission
The Trump administration has proposed a fundamental change to the mission of the Food and Drug Administration, one that would transfer most of the responsibility for regulating food safety to the Department of Agriculture and rename the FDA the “Federal Drug Administration.” The proposal is part of a wide-reaching plan that was released Thursday by the White […]
June 25, 2018
Other News
Report: Systemic Discrimination Worsens Outcomes for Minority Males
Men in the United States tend to have more privilege, wealth and career success than women, yet they lead shorter and unhealthier lives. This reality is compounded for men of color and LGBTQI men, who have some of the poorest health in America. This can be traced in part to systemic oppression and discrimination of […]
June 20, 2018
Other News
How Xavier Sends So Many Black Grads to Med School
Even at a young age Lawrence Cresswell knew he wanted to be a doctor. As a high schooler in New York, he participated in a program at the University of Rochester and remembers asking students there about potential pre-med programs. He was pointed to Xavier University in New Orleans. Over the years this small private […]
June 20, 2018
Disparities
Diagnosis and Treatment of HCC Varies by Race
A large retrospective study of hepatocellular (HCC) patients in Texas found racial and ethnic differences in outcomes, with blacks and Hispanics less likely than whites to get early diagnosis and curative treatment, and blacks less likely to survive. “Our findings have important implications for health policy and highlight the need for further study on racial-ethnic […]
June 18, 2018
Disparities
Women’s Heart Disease Often Ignored, and It’s Killing Them
Hysteria was an ancient term used to describe uncontrollable emotions, resulting in the admission of many women to asylums for symptoms such as a “tendency to cause trouble”. The source of the alleged insanity was said to come from the uterus, thus the treatment in some cases was a hysterectomy. While no longer a recognised […]
June 18, 2018
Disparities
Wanted: 1 Million Volunteers for Medical Research
It’s an ambitious goal: Recruit 1 million people to contribute their time and, in some cases, DNA toward a research project aimed at learning how to better treat diseases based on genetics, lifestyle and environment. Northwestern University research assistant professor Joyce Ho says she’s up for the challenge. Health care institutions across the country are […]
June 13, 2018
Disparities
N.I.H.: Many Patients with Brain Injury Get No Follow-Up
Millions of Americans go to the hospital each year for treatment of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as concussion. Though rarely fatal, concussions can have long-term effects that decrease quality of life. These include headaches, trouble with memory and reasoning, difficulty sleeping, and depression. A recent study found that almost a quarter of […]
June 13, 2018
Policies
Administration Filing Says It Won’t Back A.C.A.
The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that people have health insurance and provisions that guarantee access to health insurance regardless of any medical conditions. The decision, announced in a filing in a federal court in […]
June 11, 2018
Disparities
C.D.C.: Suicide Rates Up 30% Since 1999
Suicide rates are up by 30 percent across the nation since 1999, federal health officials reported Thursday. And only about half the people who died by suicide had a known mental health condition, even though depression had been thought to be the major cause of suicide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. While […]
June 11, 2018
Disparities
Medical Bondage: Book Details Roots of Modern Gynecology
In her new award-winning book, Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology, historian Deirdre Cooper Owens describes the experimental work of early American gynecologists, including Dr. James Marion Sims, “the father of modern gynecology.” Beginning in 1844, Sims famously performed his experiments on enslaved women in Alabama, including Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsy, who he leased for the […]
June 6, 2018
Disparities
Many Women with Breast Cancer Can Skip Chemo, Research Finds
Tens of thousands of patients diagnosed early each year with the most common type of breast cancer can now safely avoid chemotherapy treatment without worrying if it is the right choice, according to groundbreaking research presented for the first time Sunday at a gathering of international oncologists in Chicago. The findings, which were also published Sunday in […]
June 6, 2018
Policies
Democratic Governors Threaten to Sue over Planned Parenthood Funds
The nation’s 14 Democratic governors are threatening to sue the Trump administration if it follows through on a proposal that would partially defund Planned Parenthood. “If this reckless policy is finalized as written, we will have no choice but to explore all possible avenues, including legal options, to block it from harming the women in our states,” […]
June 4, 2018
Policies
Why Hurricane Maria Killed Thousands, Not Dozens
On its own, Hurricane Maria doesn’t seem to have killed a large segment of Puerto Rico’s population. The real culprit, it seems, was the loss of electricity, water and cellphone service in the following weeks and months after the hurricane’s impact, which fatally deprived thousands of the island’s residents of the medical care they desperately needed. Puerto […]
June 4, 2018
Policies
GOP Senators Offer Plan to Cut Health Costs
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana released a multi-part proposal Tuesday morning that he hopes will catalyze a debate in Congress about how lawmakers can go about lowering health care costs while delivering value to patients. “Families and patients have seen their health insurance premiums and the cost of care go up year after year. […]
May 30, 2018
Policies
Supreme Court Declines Challenge to Abortion Pill Law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a challenge to a restrictive Arkansas law that for now will end the use of medication abortions in the state and could close two of the state’s three abortion clinics. The law requires doctors who provide medication abortions to have a contract with a second doctor who has […]
May 30, 2018
Policies
Democrats Blast “Gag Rule” for Planned Parenthood
Women’s health and abortion provider Planned Parenthood has called the provision a “gag rule” that is similar to a policy introduced during the Reagan administration but not fully implemented, and Democrats agreed. The policy, which makes revisions to Title X family planning grants, also removes a prior mandate that doctors and healthcare providers refer patients […]
May 25, 2018
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