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San Diego State University Receives $20 Million to Build Center Focused on Minority Health

The National Institutes of Health awarded San Diego State University a grant of nearly $20 million to build a center for medical research on health issues in San Diego and Imperial counties. SDSU received the grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, which supports schools that serve large populations of […]

October 24, 2018

Native American Child Welfare Act Faces Challenges

On Mother’s Day 2015, Iva Johnson, a member of the Navajo Nation living off reservation in Flagstaff, Arizona, suffered a heart attack and fell into a coma. When she opened her eyes days later, she saw two unfamiliar women sitting at the end of her bed. “I was trying to focus, and I was thinking […]

October 24, 2018

Navajo Nation Uses Zumba to Curb Obesity Among Members

When Denisa Livingston and a group of Navajo women danced the Zumba in front of their council chamber, it raised a few eyebrows among the North American tribe. The Latin dance-inspired aerobic workout was just one way of raising awareness about how exercise and healthy food can help an obesity and diabetes epidemic among Native […]

October 24, 2018

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Gene Sequencing Creates Ethnic Dilemma Among Native American Tribes

When Senator Elizabeth Warren took a DNA test in hopes of settling one controversy, Stanford geneticist Carlos Bustamante confronted a different one: Even as Warren sought to settle over her claim to Native American ancestry through a genetic test, many tribes in the United States are deeply wary of reconstructing the past via DNA sequencing. […]

October 22, 2018

Genetic Health Risks

Mercer University Partnerships with Georgia Health District to Reduce Maternal Mortality

Georgia is struggling to keep its women healthy. The state has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country, and access to health care can be especially difficult for low-income and rural residents. But things could soon get better in Middle Georgia. Read More

October 22, 2018

African American Pregnancy

Hispanics Have Lower Rates of Heart Disease Deaths than Whites, Except in Mostly Hispanic Communities

While symptoms like chest or belly pain might reasonably drive you to the emergency room with worries about a heart attack or appendicitis, your insurance company might decide not to pay if it turns out your fears were unfounded, a new study suggests. With the price of emergency room care going up, U.S. insurance companies […]

October 22, 2018

Heart Protocols

Berkeley Health

The city of Berkeley recently completed the 2018 Health Status Report, assessing a broad range of data to better understand the social inequities of health conditions affecting our community, assess prevention efforts and identify emerging health threats. This information is crucial because if we can better understand not just the current prevalence of serious health […]

October 22, 2018

Harvard Medical School Said Heart Researcher’s Lab Produced Falsified Data

Days after Harvard Medical School said it found extensive falsified or fabricated data from the laboratory of a prominent heart researcher, doctors and scientists are urging a halt to a medical trial based in part on his work. They say that sick people should not be subjected to the risks of an experiment whose underlying […]

October 22, 2018

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Two University of Maine Nursing Students Contract Viral Meningitis

Two University of Maine nursing students have been diagnosed with viral meningitis, prompting the university to step up disinfection efforts to prevent new cases. The students, one taking graduate courses and the other an undergraduate on the Orono campus, are recovering at their homes after diagnoses by their personal physicians, said Dick Young, the associate […]

October 22, 2018

Washington University Offers In-state Tuition, Native American Health Sciences Program to Montana Tribe

PABLO — Did you know Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal (CSKT) members have in-state tuition benefits at Washington State University? The initiative was made possible through a historic memorandum of understanding that recognizes the college campus is located on the Indigenous territory of the Palus and Nez Perce tribes. CSKT is one of 11 tribes […]

October 22, 2018

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Teen Marijuana Vaping Raises Concerns

A new study gives the first U.S. estimates of teen and preteen vaping of marijuana — and the rates are relatively high. The findings raise concerns about addiction and other long-term health risks, researchers say. E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that vaporize liquids. Most e-liquids contain nicotine. That’s the chemical that makes tobacco addictive. But the […]

October 22, 2018

Improve Mental Healthcare

Insufficient access to mental health services in Asian American communities is a national problem.* According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data that the Center for American Progress analyzed for this column, 37 percent of Asian American adults, or approximately 7.7 million people, report poor mental health status—defined by the Kaiser Family Foundation […]

October 17, 2018

Large Families May Take Toll on African Americans

Having lots of family members in social circles may be harming the health of African Americans, UF researchers show. African Americans with larger families who have to provide emotional and financial support have higher blood pressure than any other racial group, said Kia Fuller, a 27-year-old UF doctoral genetics and genomics student. Read More

October 17, 2018

Cost of Diabetes Prevention May Exceed Reimbursements

For some healthcare providers—especially those serving racial/ethnic minority and low-income patients – the costs of delivering a new Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) may be much higher than the expected reimbursement, reports a study in the November issue of Medical Care. Read More

October 17, 2018

Gene Mutation Points Way to Fight Diabetes, Obesity

Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who have the mutation a distinct advantage over those who do not. Those with the mutation have a lower risk of diabetes, obesity, heart failure, and even death. The researchers say their finding could provide the […]

October 17, 2018

Obesity Disparity

Medical School Debuts Academy to Encourage Careers

The School of Medicine and Health Sciences launched a new program this month aiming to spark high school students’ interest in the medical field. The Governor’s Health Sciences Academy – which was first announced last fall – will allow students from disadvantaged backgrounds at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va. to participate in a […]

October 17, 2018

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Black Women More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer

For Breast Cancer Awareness month this October, tennis star Serena Williams went topless in a music video, singing the song “I Touch Myself” while covering her breasts with her hands. It was all to remind women about the importance of regular self-check breast examinations and being aware of any changes. “Yes, this put me out […]

October 17, 2018

Initiative Teaches Chinese Chefs to Reduce Salt

A citywide initiative spearheaded by a center in Temple’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine is taking aim at hypertension—one of the most serious health conditions afflicting Philadelphians at disproportionate rates—by helping to reduce sodium in food offered by some takeout restaurants. Read More

October 17, 2018