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More Minority Medical Professionals Needed

The U.S. is heading for a shortage of physicians, even in a state as well educated and populated as New Jersey. Particularly in need: minority medical professionals who some argue can best meet the needs of diverse communities. “If you look at the admissions to medical school itself, it doesn’t reflect the population at all,” […]

November 7, 2016

Changes Were Urgent, says Missouri Med School Dean

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The dean of the University of Missouri’s medical school said a recent change in leadership was motivated by a sense of urgency prompted by the school’s accreditation report. Dean Patrice Delafontaine spoke to medical students on November 2 about the changes, including the resignation of Rachel Brown in October as the medical […]

November 7, 2016

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4 Things Native American Doctors Already Knew

When people think of medicine men or spiritual healers, they may not take those traditional practices seriously. Common themes like astrology and superstition seem at odds with the scientifically driven doctors who dominate our modern hospitals and medical offices. But Native American societies like the Maya and the Navajo have certain traditions and practices that […]

November 2, 2016

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Advocates: Hospital Won’t Do Rape Exams

EL PASO, Texas —An El Paso nonprofit that helps sexual assault victims says about 15 victims have told them they were turned away while seeking a rape kit exam at a local hospital. The hospital’s officials say they have just been providing victims with the option of going to facilities better equipped to work with […]

November 2, 2016

Institute Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

LONGMONT, CO–(Marketwired – November 01, 2016) – Today is the beginning of Native American Heritage Month in the U.S., and First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) continues to honor that heritage by celebrating Native-themed children’s literature. On Oct. 19 — ahead of this month’s celebration — First Nations launched the national #NativeReads campaign with five […]

November 2, 2016

College Trains “Patient Navigators”

Otero Junior College’s vision is to provide superior educational opportunities and be a valued partner with the communities we serve. The Health Navigator program is a specific example of how it does just that. OJC boasts the state’s first associate degree in health navigation and a potential career pathway that extends from community health worker […]

November 2, 2016

Trapped— How to Prevent Deaths in Walk-In Freezers

ATLANTA —Trapped in a walk-in hotel freezer with subzero temperatures, Carolyn Robinson Mangham knocked so desperately on the door that the skin on her knuckles had worn away, her husband said in a lawsuit. When the door finally opened 13 hours later, the coroner said, the 61-year-old kitchen worker was lying on the metal floor, […]

November 2, 2016

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Digital Medical Networks Add Channels for Blacks, Women

LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Nov 1, 2016) – Saddle Ranch Media, Inc. (OTC PINK: SRMX) now has four live Video-On-Demand networks ready to generate revenue on YouTube as a Medical Education Network distributed directly to targeted medical practices. SRMX’s is focusing its production capabilities on the Point-Of-Care portion the Digital-Out-Of-Home (“DOOH”) network space. DOOH or […]

November 2, 2016

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Poverty, Not Race, Increases Risk of Unplanned Pregnancy

Certain demographics are more likely to have unintended pregnancies than others, but while some reports point to racial differences among women who have unplanned pregnancies, a new study from the University of Michigan suggests that the real answer may instead lie in socioeconomic factors that transcend race. Statistics show that black women have more unintended […]

November 2, 2016

Talc User: $70 Million Verdict Can’t Buy Health

ST. LOUIS — When Deborah Giannecchini was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer four years ago, it didn’t make sense. She had no family history, nor did she seem a high risk. But months later, when her daughter saw a TV ad for a law firm asking ovarian cancer victims who used talcum powder to […]

November 2, 2016

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Pipeline Compounds Injustices Against Native Americans

It would seem that most people are aware of the immoral atrocities committed by Christopher Columbus after his arrival in 1492. Several states and institutions no longer celebrate Columbus Day on Oct. 12, instead opting for the more progressive Indigenous Peoples’ Day. While the modified name is a welcome shift, it is important to realize […]

October 31, 2016

Cancer Study Targets Hispanic Mothers

LAS CRUCES, N.M. —New Mexico State University’s College of Health and Social Services has launched a study to examine the impact of cancer on Hispanic families and to develop programs targeting Latinas. Researchers in the university’s Department of Public Health Sciences said this week they are looking for Hispanic mothers who have been diagnosed with […]

October 31, 2016

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R.I. Issues Emergency Marijuana Rules

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island has issued emergency regulations to begin licensing a new group of private growers of medical marijuana. The Department of Business Regulation said creating a new class of marijuana cultivators will protect patients from an expected shortfall of the product this winter. The regulations took effect October 25. State officials said […]

October 31, 2016

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Ontario Nurse Charged in 8 Deaths

TORONTO — A nurse has been charged with the murders of eight elderly people under her care at nursing homes in southwestern Ontario over a seven-year period, police said. Woodstock Police Chief William Renton said Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer, 49, was charged with first-degree murder in the killings that took place between 2007 and 2014. […]

October 31, 2016

Indiana U. First to Offer Health Data Degree

INDIANAPOLIS —Indiana University is poised to offer what it says is the country’s first bachelor of science degree in health data science. The Indianapolis Business Journal reports the university’s Fairbanks School of Public Health will offer the degree pending approval of the Indiana Commission on Higher Education in December. Students would start working on course […]

October 31, 2016

Gates Foundation Gives UW $210 Million

SEATTLE —The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving the University of Washington $210 million to help build a new facility to advance efforts to improve the health and well-being of people worldwide, officials said Tuesday. The donation from the largest private foundation in the world, located just miles from the Seattle campus, is the […]

October 31, 2016

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Kansas Mental Health Courts Improved Lives, Advocates Say

WICHITA, Kan. — Municipal Judge Bryce Abbott slid into a high-backed leather chair behind a stack of bloated manila files documenting the dilemma of adults seeking refuge in Kansas’ groundbreaking mental health court. He shoved enough progress-report files aside to create a line of sight to defendants and family members, social workers, counselors and the […]

October 31, 2016

Freddie Gray Asked Police to Go to Hospital, Tapes Show

BALTIMORE —The videotaped statements of two of the Baltimore officers charged in the death of a young black man whose neck was broken in the back of a police transport wagon have been made public for the first time. WBAL-TV used a Maryland Public Information Act request to obtain the April 17, 2015 statements from […]

October 31, 2016

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