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Section: Health
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Senate Faces Showdown on Obamacare
Senators return to Washington on Monday facing great uncertainty over whether they will be able to strike a deal to keep Obamacare’s insurer subsidies flowing now that President Trump will not be funding them. Without the funding, the Obamacare exchanges are likely to become further destabilized as Congress heads into the midterm elections next year. […]
October 16, 2017
Other News
Michael Jordan Gives $7M for Medical Clinics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets owner Michael Jordan is donating $7-million to launch medical clinics that he hopes will help at-risk communities in Charlotte. It’s the largest philanthropic donation ever by the former NBA champion. Read More
October 16, 2017
Students
N.C. State Reaches Settlement With Student Over Support Cat
RALEIGH, N.C. — A university in North Carolina has reached a settlement to allow a student to keep a cat she uses as an emotional support animal in her dorm room. Legal Aid of North Carolina said that North Carolina State University also agreed to train staff on the federal Fair Housing Act and pay […]
October 12, 2017
Students
Police to Arrest 10 People in LSU Fraternity Pledge’s Death
BATON ROUGE, La. — Ten people will be arrested on hazing charges in the death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge after a night of drinking, LSU officials said Wednesday. One of the 10 suspects – Matthew Alexander Naquin, 19, of Boerne, Texas – also faces a negligent homicide charge in the death last […]
October 11, 2017
Disparities
Grant to Help Reduce Rearrest Rates for Homeless
HOUSTON – (Oct. 6, 2017) – Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) hope to put a dent in the cycle of re-arrest and release among homeless adults with research on a smartphone app funded by a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read More
October 11, 2017
Policies
Women Use Twitter to Fight Back over Birth Control
The Trump administration announced Friday it was narrowing the scope of an Obama-era mandate requiring employer-provided health insurance policies to include access to free birth control in a move that could impact many women’s access to affordable contraception. Under new rules rolled out by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Trump administration expanded […]
October 11, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
War on Women
President Donald Trump and his predominantly male administration proved once again on Friday that they are waging an increasingly hostile war against women. Trump announced that he was rolling back Obama-era regulations that ensured employers would provide birth control privileges to women through their medical insurance offerings. Read More
October 11, 2017
Disparities
Suicide Rate Rises: Rural America Hardest Hit
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Suicide in the United States is on the upswing, with rural Americans more likely to take their own lives than residents of urban counties, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. “While we’ve seen many causes of death come down in recent years, suicide rates have […]
October 11, 2017
Disparities
Losing Birth Control Coverage Could Increase Abortions
The Trump administration’s moves this week to cut back on free birth control and tighten abortion restrictions could add up to an unintended consequence, according to experts: Women may end up having more abortions. On Friday, the administration rolled back a key Obamacare requirement for most employers to provide free birth control as part of […]
October 11, 2017
Policies
Poll: 81% of Americans Disapprove of GOP Handling of Healthcare
There has arguably not been a more hot-button issue on Capitol Hill this year than healthcare reform, and it’s not hard to understand why. Heading into the Oval Office, Donald Trump had pledged throughout his campaign to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s signature health law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is best known as […]
October 11, 2017
Other News
Trump: “Obamacare Is Obama’s Fault”
President Trump this week defended his recent actions on Obamacare, saying that the problems the law was facing were the result of his predecessor, former President Obama. “Well, we’re actually, what we’re doing is trying to keep it afloat, because it’s failing,” Trump said in wide-ranging Forbes interview published online Tuesday. “I mean the insurance […]
October 11, 2017
Other News
Rich and White? You Are Getting Healthier
More higher income and white seniors report they are in good health. However, African-American, Latino, and lower-income seniors don’t show the same gains. Medicare may have survived the budget cuts included in congressional Republicans’ plans to repeal Obamacare. However, even at current funding levels, there’s only so much it can do for the health of […]
October 11, 2017
HBCUs
Indiana University Officials, Governor Announce $50M Opioid Recovery Effort
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents are more likely to die from a drug overdose than a car crash. That grim statistic was offered Tuesday by Indiana University officials who joined Gov. Eric Holcomb at the Statehouse to announce a new effort funded by $50 million in university money to fight opioid abuse. “If I could do […]
October 10, 2017
Students
University of Vermont Enshrines Healthy Living in Bricks and Mortar
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Pledges by college students to eschew drugs and alcohol are old hat. Now they’re meditating, working out, practicing yoga, eating healthfully, and at least one school, the University of Vermont, it has become a bona fide lifestyle. In UVM’s Wellness Environment, known as WE, students live in a new, big substance-free dorm, […]
October 10, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Health Care Deal Is Possible
The Republican leadership seems to have thrown in the towel on repealing the Affordable Care Act, at least for now. That’s one piece of good news. Here’s another: Two senators of different parties have resumed negotiations that offer a more productive path, one that could preserve the best of Obamacare while offering adjustments that both […]
October 10, 2017
Policies
States Complain About Delays for Waiver Requests
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans say they want states to have more power to decide how to lower health insurance premiums. Yet some states are running into problems getting the federal government to let them do what they want by approving waivers to provisions of Obamacare. Read More
October 10, 2017
Policies
Native Americans Meet to Discuss Future Pot Business
As cannabis legalization unfurls across the United States, a number of Native American tribes are looking to the plant as an economic boon to help their struggling communities. Last week, tribal leaders from California and Washington state met to discuss allowing their lands to be used for pot businesses. According to USA Today, In attendance […]
October 10, 2017
Disparities
Women of Color, Parenting and Trump
Women of color have historically fought for the right to have children as much as they have fought for access to abortion. They have been policed and marginalized through welfare reform, immigration laws, and racialized myths about their bodies and sexuality. This struggle has often prevented women of color from giving birth under circumstances of […]
October 10, 2017
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