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Judge Agrees Tribe Is a Large Employer, Must Offer Health Care

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge has ruled against a Wyoming Indian tribe’s claim that the federal government shouldn’t classify it as a large employer under the Affordable Care Act — a designation requiring the tribe to provide insurance coverage for its hundreds of employees. An official with the Northern Arapaho tribe said the decision could […]

July 20, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Major Cyber-attack Targets UCLA Hospital System

LOS ANGELES ― A months-long cyberattack on the University of California, Los Angeles hospital system put at risk the personal information for up to 4.5 million people, officials said Friday. UCLA Health said in a statement that, while there’s no evidence hackers acquired personal or medical data, it can’t be ruled out yet. Officials said […]

July 19, 2015

Meharry, Vanderbilt Medical Schools to Expand AIDS Research

Nashville’s two medical schools, along with the state of Tennessee, have established the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research.

July 15, 2015

“Miss Ann” Problems: Battling Depression While Black

Benilde Little seemingly has everything. She is the bestselling author of the critically well-received 1997 novel Good Hair, among other books. She has beaten a gilded path to a toney, racially diverse New Jersey exurb and on her most taxing days, her biggest responsibilities used to be walking the family dog, administering his cataract eye […]

July 15, 2015

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California Catholics Rally to Block Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill

LOS ANGELES — The Catholic Church, often out of step with California’s liberal Legislature, notched a prominent win at the statehouse this week after aligning with advocates for the disabled and medical groups to defeat a proposal to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives. The decision by a legislative committee July 7 […]

July 10, 2015

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Some Women with Lupus Can Bear Children Safely

Certain women whose lupus is inactive are able to have safe births, according to a study done by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery. Women whose lupus is inactive and who don’t have certain risk factors can have healthy pregnancies and give birth safely, a study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) […]

July 2, 2015

Cherokee Leader Keeps Health Care as Top Priority

TULSA, Okla. — After coasting to an easy victory in the race for principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, Bill John Baker said he hopes to strengthen the changes he made during his first four years in office, including increasing access to health care and creating more jobs. The Cherokees operate the largest tribally owned […]

July 2, 2015

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Arhin Resuscitates Fayetteville State Nursing Program

When Afua O. Arhin arrived at Fayetteville State University (FSU) to take over the nursing program in the fall of 2010, the program had been suspended due to low pass rates on the national nursing licensure exam. But instead of viewing the problems at the beleaguered nursing program as a liability, Arhin viewed them as […]

July 1, 2015

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Montana Creates Office of American Indian Health

HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Steve Bullock signed an executive order June 16 to establish a state Office of American Indian Health, saying the current health care system in Indian Country limits access to preventative care and quality health care services and providers. Bullock issued the directive with health officials and tribal leaders at the conclusion […]

July 1, 2015

Native Americans Complain of Bias at a VA Hospital

WICHITA, Kan. – – Members of a Native American sweat lodge at a VA hospital in Wichita have been subjected to discrimination and “blatant hostility” aimed at shutting down their religious services, according to a letter sent by a religious liberties group June 24 to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Among the concerns outlined […]

July 1, 2015

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Minorities Less Likely To Be Identified as Disabled

Racial and language minority students in elementary and middle school are less likely than their White, English-speaking peers to be identified as having learning disabilities, according to a new national study.

June 29, 2015

The Legacy of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University

Physicians and alumni of Xavier University, Trevonne M. Thompson, MD and Myiesha Taylor, MD remember the lasting impact of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University.

June 29, 2015

Hidden Biases Contribute to Inequities in Health Care, Experts Say

Experts believe hidden bias against patients who are socially and economically disadvantaged are contributing to disparities in health care and outcomes for people of racial and ethnic minorities. The poor and those who are socially disadvantaged or from racial and ethnic minorities continue to experience lower quality of health services, are less likely to receive […]

June 29, 2015

Americans Like Their Health Care, But Think The System Stinks

If America has the best health care system in the world, as some people like to say, then the setups in other countries must really be crummy. How come? Well, check out the disheartening results of a poll just out from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. Fifty-five percent […]

June 8, 2015

Chiang Remembered as Pioneer Biostatistician of Public Health

A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday for a University of California, Berkeley biostatistician and a statistician of public health who was a pioneer and world leader in his field, yet never forgot the modest roots from which his career was born. Dr. Chin Long Chiang, who had been battling pancreatic cancer, died in April […]

June 4, 2015

Report Highlights Institutions That Educate Latinos in Health Care Fields

A select group of colleges and universities were hailed in a new report Wednesday for being the top producers of Latino graduates in the health care field. Leaders from government, higher education and the private sector said the matter concerns more than just building a diverse workforce, but rather making sure that patients from diverse […]

June 4, 2015

India Appoints First Transgender as Head of College

India has for the first time appointed a transgender as the principal of a college, a top education official said Wednesday.

May 27, 2015

LORI GONZALEZ

LORI GONZALEZ has been appointed vice chancellor for academic, faculty, and student affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She was special adviser to the chief academic officer in the University of North Carolina General Administration. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from the University of Kentucky, a master’s from Eastern Kentucky University and a doctorate from the University of Florida.

May 26, 2015