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Section: Health
Disparities
Medical Groups Warn Climate Change Is A ‘Health Emergency’
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations as “a health emergency.” The new climate change agenda released by the groups, […]
June 24, 2019
Nursing
Nurse Who Exposed Problems At State’s Only Public Hospital Will Be N.J.’s Next Top Health Official, Sources Say
New Jersey’s top health official is a registered nurse with vast experience running hospitals, and until recently helped the state’s only public hospital gain its footing after a series of management and fiscal problems triggered its CEO’s ouster, two sources have told NJ Advance Media. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce Judith Persichilli as the next health commissioner […]
June 24, 2019
Disparities
University Studies Cancer Risk And Testing For Black Women
HAMPTON, Va. — Luisel Ricks-Santi keeps the medical family tree of one of the participants in her study taped to the door of her office in her lab at Hampton University. There are four slashes among the women’s siblings, others among her immediate family, and most family members’ symbols are partially colored in. Each partially […]
June 24, 2019
Disparities
What It Means for Health Care to Be a Human Right
More than half the world’s countries have pledged to protect their citizens’ right to health care, through either national laws or international human-rights agreements. The United States is not one of them, although demands for universal health care and Medicare for All have been animating issues in the opening months of the 2020 presidential campaign. According to […]
June 24, 2019
Other News
Drexel Sues To Block Threatened Closure Of Hahnemann University Hospital
Drexel University has filed a lawsuit to block the owner of Hahnemann University Hospital from closing the Center City institution, arguing that the closure would violate Drexel’s academic agreement with Hahnemann to train medical students and residents there and “greatly disrupt the health and medical community in Philadelphia.” The suit, filed Friday in the Philadelphia […]
June 24, 2019
Disparities
Research Brief: Evaluating The Effect Of Spin In Health Care News
Health care news stories represent an important source of information for patients. However, some evidence suggests that many news stories do not adequately explain research results and could mislead readers with spin, defined as “the presentation of information in a particular way, a slant, especially a favorable one.” The danger of spin is that it […]
June 24, 2019
Nursing
University of Missouri System Touts New Health Institute
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri System officials say a new health institute focused on personalized medicine should bring hope to Missourians suffering from deadly diseases. The official groundbreaking for the $220.8 million NextGen Precision Health Institute was held on Friday at the University of Missouri campus. Read More
June 24, 2019
Disparities
Summit Focuses On Improving Health Outcomes
Nurses are an integral part of addressing the nation’s substance abuse epidemic and it all starts with changing the conversation, according to Marla T. Oros, MS, BSN ’84, RN, president of the Mosaic Group, a management consulting firm with expertise in community health. Oros shared her vision for the tremendous impact nurses can make on combating […]
June 17, 2019
Disparities
New UNG-Gainesville Health Clinic to Serve Students In Former Lanier Tech Space
The University of North Georgia plans to open a new health clinic for students on its Gainesville campus in spring 2020, expanding services to match what is provided on the Dahlonega campus. “We have students who live in Gainesville but take classes in Dahlonega and vice versa,” Dr. Alyson Paul, dean of students on the Gainesville […]
June 17, 2019
Policies
Indiana University Health Deal Will Fund Projects, Diversify Debt Portfolio
Indiana University Health plans to sell $637 million of revenue bonds Tuesday to fund expansion and upgrade projects and diversify its debt portfolio. The Indianapolis-based academic health system affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine will sell a mix of new money and refunding bonds through the Indiana Finance Authority. Read More
June 17, 2019
Nursing
Texas Tech Celebrates Funding, School of Veterinary Medicine
Texas Tech University System officials today (June 17) recognized all who played a part in helping secure funding from the Texas Legislature that will help establish the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine, a first for the State of Texas in more than a century. On Saturday (June 15), Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law the […]
June 17, 2019
Policies
For George Tyndall’s Victims Like Me, Proposed USC Settlement Is a Slap In The Face
I have always wanted to help others and be a force for social change. What I didn’t know is that my path to this would involve experiencing assault from a medical professional in a space I presumed was safe — the University of Southern California’s Engemann Student Health Center. Last year, I joined the approximately 500 women accusing George Tyndall, […]
June 17, 2019
Other News
New Director Shares Vision For University Health Services
Alex Langhart, the new director of the University of Mississippi Health Services, aims to increase access, promote wellness and find solutions to ensure all faculty, staff and students receive excellent on-campus care. Langhart received his master’s degree in health services administration from UM in 2015. The Tylertown native, who also has a bachelor’s degree from […]
June 17, 2019
Nursing
Alabama State University Lands $1.5M Grant From National Institutes of Health
Alabama State University was awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health that will help the school provide training to minority students in the biomedical sciences fields. The $1.47 million grant will be used by the university’s Center for Nanobiotechnology to diversify its pool of Ph.D. students, a news release stated. The grant comes […]
June 17, 2019
Disparities
Domestic Abuse Victims More Likely To Suffer Mental Illness – Study
Women who have been abused by a partner are three times more likely to suffer depression, anxiety or severe conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder than other women, according to research. The study is one of the first in the UK to probe the relationship between domestic abuse and mental health. It found that […]
June 10, 2019
Other News
KCU Plans $80M Dental College On Joplin Campus
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences will break ground on an $80 million College of Dental Medicine on its Joplin campus in 2020. The project’s anticipated cost is twice that of KCU’s 2017 medical school expansion in Joplin. The school has committed $40 million toward funding this project, with the remainder coming from philanthropic […]
June 10, 2019
Nursing
Baker Center And College of Nursing To Host Diplomacy Lab This Fall
This fall, a group of UT students will learn more about health-care systems in the Americas thanks to a collaboration between the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and the College of Nursing to host a Diplomacy Lab. The Diplomacy Lab is a partnership between the US Department of State and a small group of […]
June 10, 2019
Disparities
New College Grad? You Can Get Health Plans Through Covered California
It’s college graduation season, and congrats to the class of 2019! The moment they’ve worked so hard for is finally here! They’re ready to walk across that stage, grab that diploma and begin the rest of their lives. But life can be complicated, and it’s imperative to have the important things — like one’s health […]
June 10, 2019
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