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Section: Health
Disparities
Native Americans Feel Under Siege
Every time black dust blows through the windswept Moapa River Indian Reservation about an hour’s drive from Las Vegas, residents grow more unnerved. This tribal community of just 225 has seen more than its share of sickness. Tribal council member Vickie Simmons watched her brother, a former coal plant worker, die at age 31 from […]
May 16, 2018
Disparities
For Black Men, Healthcare Begins at the Barber Shop
Last week, a man came in to the Men’s Health and Education Center on Madison’s west side and received a blood pressure screening. His blood pressure was so high that he needed medical attention, but he didn’t have health insurance. He mentioned he’d been suffering from mouth pain for over four years. Just 72 hours […]
May 16, 2018
Policies
The Pandemic We Won’t Be Able to Stop
Health officials warn while they are convinced a deadly pandemic is coming, they still have no idea what it will be. However, experts believe the disease or virus is likely to be respiratory, as not enough research is being put into this area and respiratory issues are difficult to spot once they have begun spreading. […]
May 16, 2018
Policies
200-plus Members of Congress: Don’t Mess with Family Planning
More than 200 members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday signed letters sent to Alex Azar, head of President Trump’s virulently anti-choice Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), voicing opposition to a so-called domestic gag rule that would place restrictions on federal family planning funding. Both letters refer to a potential “domestic gag rule” championed […]
May 16, 2018
Disparities
Margot Kidder Did Battle With Bipolar Disorder
While Margot Kidder is best known for her recurring role as Lois Lane in the original Superman films, she will also be remembered for her long and courageous battle with bipolar disorder, once known as manic depression. The actress died at the age of 69 on Sunday at her home in Livingston, Montana, PEOPLE confirmed on Monday. Her cause of death […]
May 16, 2018
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
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