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Native Americans Make Progress on Diabetes
Diabetes-related kidney failure among Native American adults fell by more than half over almost 20 years, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows. The change is due to improvements in diabetes and kidney care, according to the report. The new research also found that among these patients, blood sugar control improved 10 […]
January 17, 2017
Other News
Medical Groups Split on Trump HHS Pick
The medical community is divided on whether they support or oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead HHS — Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), according to MedPage Today. Here are five takeaways: 1. The American Medical Students Association, Physicians for a National Health Program and National Nurses United oppose Mr. Trump’s pick. 2. The Americans […]
January 17, 2017
Other News
Trump Choice for HHS Vows to Divest Health Stocks
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services will sell off his healthcare investments after facing scrutiny over his stock trades. Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), in a letter to the HHS ethics office, vowed to divest his interests in 43 companies within 90 days if confirmed by the Senate. Read More
January 17, 2017
Other News
100s Face Loss of Disability Checks in Fraud Probe
MINNIE, Ky. —Donna Dye saw the coal truck come barreling over the horizon and her head started spinning with that familiar, desperate urge to end it all. She thought of the disconnect notices, the engagement ring she pawned to keep the lights on, the house she loved and would probably lose. Life insurance was the […]
January 17, 2017
Policies
Stocks Slide After Trump Attacks Drugmakers
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said pharmaceutical companies are “getting away with murder” in what they charge the government for medicines, and promised that would change, sending drugs stocks sharply lower. The benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX slipped into negative territory after his remarks at a news conference spooked investors. The iShares Nasdaq Biotech […]
January 17, 2017
Policies
Rural Hospitals Brace for Healthcare Repeal
CONNELLSVILLE, Penn. — Judy Keller, 69, has always relied on Highlands Hospital for medical care, just as her parents did before her. When she walks through the halls, she recognizes faces from the community and even from her days working as a school teacher. The 64-bed facility, she says, is a mainstay of this rural […]
January 17, 2017
Policies
Trump Choice of Antivaccine Leader Alarms Experts
The U.S. medical community is responding with reactions ranging from apprehension to dismay at reports that President-elect Donald Trump reportedly asked a renowned vaccine skeptic to head a new commission on vaccine safety. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has written articles and books claiming a link between childhood vaccines and autism, said Tuesday that Trump […]
January 17, 2017
Sports
Commissioner Judy MacLeod Shows Way Through Athletic Glass Ceiling
As the first and thus far only female to be appointed commissioner of a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) athletic conference, Judy MacLeod serves as an inspiration and motivator to those eager to see more diverse representations in intercollegiate athletics.
January 16, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bipartisan Congressional Effort Aimed at Protecting Undocumented DREAMERS
Called the “Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act,” or “BRIDGE Act,” the law will give students temporary protection from deportation, and allow work permits to continue without interruption.
January 16, 2017
Students
Activists Get Head Start on Opposing Trump
The activists rallying this past weekend called for criminal justice and police reform and urged policymakers to safeguard the Affordable Care Act and funding for education.
January 16, 2017
News Roundup
Ex-Western Washington University Student Gets Probation in Racial Threat Case
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A former Washington state college student who allegedly wrote “let’s lynch her” on a social media post concerning a student leader at Western Washington University will spend six months on probation. The Bellingham Herald reports 20-year-old Tysen Campbell was sentenced Thursday. If Campbell completes probation successfully, he won’t have a felony on […]
January 16, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Iowa Lawmaker Proposes Ending Tenure at Public Universities
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Republican senator has introduced a bill to end tenure for faculty at Iowa’s public universities, saying he wants administrators to have more flexibility in managing professors. State Sen. Brad Zaun is introducing the bill, which would establish grounds for the termination of employment for any faculty member, the Des Moines […]
January 16, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Accrediting Agency: University of Louisville Bill Step in Right Direction
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An accrediting body that put the University of Louisville on probation has signaled that Kentucky lawmakers appear to be “working to address” its concerns. The group responded after the legislature voted to abolish the school’s board and replace it with one appointed by Gov. Matt Bevin. In an email to a top […]
January 16, 2017
Students
Norwich University Band to Perform at Trump Inauguration
NORTHFIELD, Vermont — A university band from Vermont will participate in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Norwich University Regimental Band and Drill Team will march along Pennsylvania Avenue after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20. The Burlington Free Press reports band director Todd Edwards say the group is “proud to represent the university and […]
January 16, 2017
Students
University of Minnesota President: Sexual Misconduct Training not Getting Through
ST. PAUL, Minn. — University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says his school needs to do a better job of training its student-athletes on sexual assault and harassment issues because something isn’t getting through. In an interview published Saturday in the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the wake of the football team’s sexual assault scandal, […]
January 16, 2017
Community Colleges
City College of San Francisco Wins Accreditation Fight
SAN FRANCISCO — City College of San Francisco — one of California’s largest community colleges — has won its five-year fight to keep its accreditation. Chancellor Susan Lamb said in an email Friday that the accrediting commission had decided to extend the school’s seal of approval for a full term of seven years. The San […]
January 16, 2017
Students
Donors Solve Talladega College’s Inaugural Parade Funding Issue
Talladega College said it needed $75,000 to carry out the controversial decision to have its marching band perform in President-electDonald J. Trump’s inaugural parade Friday. As of Monday, donors have pledged more than $400,000 on the Alabama school’s GoFundMe page and an appearance by the historically Black college’s President Billy C. Hawkins last Friday on […]
January 16, 2017
Students
Students of American Career Institute to see $30M in Loans Forgiven
BOSTON — Students of the now-shuttered American Career Institute will have more than $30 million in federal student loans forgiven under a deal announced by Massachusetts’ attorney general. Attorney General Maura Healey asked the U.S. Department of Education to cancel the loan obligations after her office sued the for-profit school over fraud allegations and the […]
January 16, 2017
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