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Trump Tweets Press Congress to Act on Healthcare

President Donald Trump pressed Congress on Monday to get health care reform done before leaving for its long August recess, even as Republican senators say the GOP effort so far to repeal and replace the nation’s health law is probably dead. On Monday, as senators were returning to Washington after the July Fourth recess, the […]

July 10, 2017

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FDA OKs First New Drug in Years for Sickle Cell

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug on Friday that reduces the complications associated with sickle cell disease — the first drug approved for the blood disorder in more than 20 years. The drug, called Endari, consists of L-glutamine, which is an amino acid, and is approved for sickle cell patients five […]

July 10, 2017

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NIH Uses Data from App to Track Activity Levels

Using a larger dataset than for any previous human movement study, National Institutes of Health-funded researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, have tracked physical activity by population for more than 100 countries. Their research follows on a recent estimate that more than 5 million people die each year from causes associated with inactivity. […]

July 10, 2017

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Alabama Program Aims to Recruit Hispanic Nurses

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama is launching a program to increase the number of Hispanic nurses involved in health care. The Capstone College of Nursing has received a $1.7 million grant for the Bama-Latino Project, which aims to recruit Hispanics into baccalaureate nursing programs. Alabama nursing professor Normal Cuellar says in a statement […]

July 9, 2017

AHCA Disaster for Rural America

Much has been made of the distress and discontent in rural areas during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Few realise, however, this is also felt through unequal health. Researchers call it the “rural mortality penalty.” While rates of mortality have steadily fallen in the nation’s urban areas, they have actually climbed for rural Americans. And […]

July 5, 2017

Partners Work on Quality of Care

The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) today announce that the CMS-approved ACP Genesis Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) now includes a performance measure for the treatment of heart failure in African Americans beginning with the 2017 Reporting Period for CMS’ new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). ACP’s Genesis […]

July 5, 2017

Young Adult Health Coverage Varies by Race

Health insurance coverage increased significantly for young adults after the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act, but there were large differences among racial and ethnic groups, particularly among blacks, an analysis by Oregon State researchers found. The researchers found health insurance rates increased 6.1 percent for young adults age 19 to 25 after the […]

July 5, 2017

Improved Medical Records Reduce Disparities

A streamlined and integrated method of tracking medical records called a laboratory health information exchange narrowed the gap in anti-retroviral therapy and viral suppression between HIV-positive blacks and whites, according to UCLA researchers. Also, the use of these exchanges led to Latinos who are HIV-positive being more likely than whites of using anti-retroviral therapy and […]

July 5, 2017

Advocates Say Bill Would Hurt Rape Victims

Victims of rape and domestic abuse would suffer “devastating” effects if either the House or Senate proposals to revamp health care are passed, a large coalition of advocacy groups said as they demanded that lawmakers tear up their drafts and craft a better bill. More than 300 national and local nonprofits signed a letter sent […]

July 5, 2017

Bill Would Strip Special Education Funds

School superintendents across the country are raising alarms about the possibility that Republican health-care legislation would curtail billions of dollars in annual funding they count on to help students with disabilities and poor children. For the past three decades, Medicaid has helped pay for services and equipment that schools provide to special-education students, as well […]

July 5, 2017

Trump Makes Appeal for Obamacare ‘Repeal Only”

President Donald Trump is making a weekend push to get a Republican Senate bill to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law “across the finish line,” Trump’s top legislative aide said Sunday, maintaining that a repeal-only option also remained in play if Republicans can’t reach agreement. Marc Short, the White House’s legislative […]

July 5, 2017

4 Reasons We Need More Minority Male Doctors

The North Carolina Medical Journal has reported that the proportion of minorities in the healthcare system is not improving, despite efforts from the government. What this means is that it is far more likely that a black male will be seen by a female or non-minority doctor than his counterpart would. Read More

July 5, 2017

Living with Cognitive Impairment

On more than one occasion, when I was a young boy, my grandmother roamed the streets of Washington, D.C. at night. One night she was picked up by the police, and ultimately placed in a home with others “like her.” Back then, these types of events were attributed to old age and senility. Today, my […]

June 28, 2017

Study: Illness in Home Affects Girls’ School Attendance

In this month’s Pediatrics, Aslan et al1 address one of the factors contributing to inequities in education for girls in low- and middle-income countries. By using data from 38 countries’ demographic and health surveys, they analyze the differential impact of childhood illness and maternal work outside of the home on school attendance for adolescent boys […]

June 28, 2017

Regular, Brisk Exercise Reduces Alzheimer’s’ Risk

Regular exercise may offer some protection against Alzheimer’s disease, even for people who are genetically at risk, according to recent research. In the study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, people who did more moderate-intensity physical activity were more likely to have healthy patterns of glucose metabolism in their brains—a sign of healthy brain […]

June 28, 2017

Fact Check: Law Already Blocks Immigrants from Benefits

President Donald Trump recently told supporters that he wanted to reduce the number of people receiving public assistance, and he wants to put in place new rules barring immigrants from receiving government benefits for at least five years. “We want to get our people off of welfare and back to work. We also want to […]

June 28, 2017

Black Medicare Patents More Likely to Be Readmitted

Black Medicare patients are being readmitted to hospitals at a much higher rate than are white patients, according to a recent study. The study, which surveyed New York state residents age 65 and older, is the latest in a series of reports that suggest minorities are getting shortchanged on quality care. Read More

June 28, 2017

When You Show Up in E.R. with Sickle Cell

“You’re too pretty to have a disease,” declared the nurse in the emergency department (ED) dismissing Constance Benson’s reports of unbearable pain, a byproduct of her sickle cell disease (SCD). Constance, who is in her late twenties, is a professional actress and model living in Kennesaw, GA. It wasn’t until Constance’s blood tests came back […]

June 28, 2017