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Section: Health
Blogs/Opinion
Costly Care
President Trump has nominated an individual to serve as the 17th secretary of Veterans Affairs, including 10 secretaries and seven acting secretaries. There are some politicians, both in Trenton and Washington, D.C., who believe that the private sector can do a better job of providing health care for veterans. This view seems to ignore the […]
May 14, 2018
Policies
VA Employees Indicted for Bribery
Three employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs were indicted on charges of accepting bribes from a pharmaceutical company called MiMedx Group. This is a story about bribery, SEC stock fraud, and selling baby making byproducts to the Department of Veterans Affairs that are not reportedly as effective at healing as promised. The three VA […]
May 14, 2018
Disparities
Smithsonian to Install Henrietta Lacks Portrait
WASHINGTON — A portrait of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken without her consent and widely used in groundbreaking research, will be installed at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The Baltimore Sun reports the portrait will be installed May 15. It was painted by Kadir Nelson and jointly acquired by the gallery and the National […]
May 14, 2018
Disparities
More Nebraska Tribes File Opioid Suits
LINCOLN, Neb.— The three remaining Nebraska tribes have filed lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of opioid painkillers. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the Winnebago Tribe, Omaha Tribe and Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska filed lawsuits May 8 in U.S. District Court in Omaha. The Ponca Tribe and Knox County filed a lawsuit April 25. […]
May 14, 2018
Disparities
Blacks with Lupus Have Higher Burden Than Whites
Black patients with systemic lupus erythematosus demonstrated an increased comorbidity burden in every organ system compared with both whites with lupus and healthy blacks, according to findings published in Arthritis Care and Research. “Our study is important because it uses a novel electronic health record (EHR)-based technique called phenome-wide association study (PheWAS) to examine racial disparities […]
May 14, 2018
Disparities
How to Conquer Critical Health Challenges for Black America
Despite key health advancements, much remains to be accomplished in medicine and population health. This is one of the many reasons we’re excited about the All of Us Research Program. Raised in Gary, Indiana, and having attended the Howard University College of Medicine, I always envisioned that my medical career would be an opportunity to work with and serve […]
May 14, 2018
Disparities
Diversity in Medicine Scholars to Work with Patients in Need
Medical school is a daunting financial proposition for anyone, but for those from underrepresented groups it can be a deal-breaker. That financial barrier is one of the major factors leading to the lack of physicians from underrepresented groups. Even in a diverse state like New York, where African-Americans and Hispanics/Latinos comprise more than 30 percent […]
May 14, 2018
Disparities
Lawful Immigrants Might Shun Health Benefits Under Trump Plan
The Trump administration is considering a policy change that might discourage immigrants who are seeking permanent residency from using government-supported health care, a scenario that is alarming some doctors, hospitals and patient advocates. Under the proposed plan, a lawful immigrant holding a visa could be passed over for getting permanent residency — a green card […]
May 14, 2018
Other News
White House Defends Seizing of Medical Records
The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s former bodyguard did nothing out of the ordinary when he took possession of the president’s medical records last year, despite a claim by Trump’s former doctor that the episode felt like a “raid.” Harold Bornstein, Trump’s longtime personal doctor, told NBC News that Keith Schiller, the […]
May 14, 2018
Other News
Trump Delivers Less-Sweeping Drug Plan Than Promised
After repeatedly promising to rein in skyrocketing prescription drug prices, President Trump Friday released a multipronged “blueprint” he said would deliver relief to patients “very soon.” But the president stopped well short of backing any major new effort to use the federal government’s power to negotiate lower prices for patients, a strategy he endorsed as […]
May 14, 2018
Disparities
Where Health Aide Shortage Hits Hardest
The shortage of home health aides in the industry is no secret, but the exact pace of demand will far exceed the supply of health care workers over the next few years, according to a new report from Mercer. The number of new job openings for home health aides by 2025 is expected to reach […]
May 9, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Toward Inclusion
In 2011, the National Institutes of Health urged all university clinical research centers to increase minority recruitment for medical trials. In response, the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation developed the Cultural Ambassadors program, an initiative that “had potential to bend the curve,” or, in other words, to change the way in which minorities engage with […]
May 9, 2018
Disparities
LGBTQ Patients Reveal Their Struggles with Medical Care
Erin Armstrong was just 20 years old when — during an ordinary bike ride — she felt a shooting pain in her chest. It was 2005 and Armstrong, a transgender woman, had recently begun taking hormones as part of a male-to-female transition. But it wasn’t going exactly as planned. She had been to a doctor […]
May 9, 2018
Disparities
How Coffee Shop Racism Harms Black Patients
A couple of weeks ago, two black men entered the Philadelphia Starbucks store to meet a friend, and have a conversation, just like many of us usually do. Unlike many of us, however, they were arrested for trespassing – after minutes of taking their seats. A phone call – that lasted only 30 seconds – […]
May 9, 2018
Disparities
Contraceptive for Men? Stops Sperm from Swimming
A compound called EP055 binds to sperm proteins and significantly slows the overall motility of the sperm without affecting hormones. The finding, which appear in PLOS ONE, suggest EP055 could be a candidate for contraceptive pill for men that’s free of side effects. “Simply put, the compound turns-off the sperm’s ability to swim, significantly limiting fertilization […]
May 9, 2018
Disparities
Panel: Racial Health Disparities Deeply Embedded
Panelists from the Mankato medical community Monday said much work remains in eliminating racial health disparities. The discussion was part of the Greater Mankato Diversity Council’s latest Write on Race gathering at the Verizon Center. The journaling project focused on race and health in its most recent quarter. Minnesota consistently ranks well among states in […]
May 9, 2018
Policies
House Panel OKs Plan to Expand VA Private Care
A House committee approved a wide-ranging plan Tuesday to give veterans more freedom to see doctors outside the Veterans Affairs health system and fix a budget crisis in its troubled Choice private-sector program, a major step toward fulfilling President Donald Trump’s promise to expand private care options. The $51 billion plan includes $5.2 billion to […]
May 9, 2018
Disparities
Shedding Light on Asian American and Asian Students’ Mental Needs
The “Let’s Talk!” conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) recently convened Pan-Asian college students, supporters and other educational leaders for a day-long forum addressing the success and well-being of Asian and Asian American college students across the country. Now in its third year, the conference — created as a passion project by […]
May 9, 2018
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