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White Women’s Life Expectancy Declines, CDC Finds
NEW YORK — Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new government report. White women lost about five weeks from their predicted lifespan in 2014, compared to 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. Life expectancy held steady for black women and white men, and increased for […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Critics Question Medical School’s Invitation to Rachel Dolezal to Discuss Race
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha residents have raised concerns about a visit from Rachel Dolezal, who resigned as president of an NAACP chapter in Washington last year after it was revealed that she was a white person posing as black. The Omaha World-Herald http://bit.ly/1XL3S4j reported that a decision by a University of Nebraska Medical Center professor, […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Suicide Rate Rises for Middle-Aged Whites
NEW YORK — Middle-aged white people now account for a third of all suicides in the U.S., a new government report shows. Suicide is the nation’s 10th leading cause of death, and the overall rate rose 24 percent in 15 years, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ Suicides […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Birth Rates Fall among Black and Hispanic Teens
NEW YORK — Birth rates are falling dramatically for black and Hispanic teenagers, but they continue to be much higher than the birth rate for white teens. The Hispanic teen birth rate fell by half over about eight years, and the black teen birth rate dropped nearly that much. But even with those declines, the […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Mentally Ill Mother Who Pushed Swing for Hours Grieves for Son
WALDORF, Md. — Wrapped in a black coat, Romechia Simms walks through a cemetery in Southern Maryland on a cold March day, tiptoeing around headstones, making her way to the grave of her 3-year-old son. She’s still grieving for him, still trying to forgive herself for how Ji’Aire Donnell Lee died — on a swing […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Families’ Suit Alleges Staff Abused Disabled, Called Group Home “Bonx Zoo”
ALBANY, N.Y. — Three families have sued staff at a New York City group home, alleging they punched, kicked and spit on disabled residents and that state authorities knew about the abuse and did nothing for weeks. Staff at the Union Avenue IRA referred to the facility as the “Bronx zoo” and also denied residents […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
South Dakota Indian Health Service to Expand Telehealth Care
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Indian Health Service is looking to expand telehealth care across the Great Plains in the wake of federal inspections that uncovered serious quality-of care deficiencies at some of its facilities. The IHS on Thursday issued a request for proposals from providers to offer remote care at its seven hospitals and […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
South Dakota Reservation Hospitals Agree to Changes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two government-run hospitals on Native American reservations in South Dakota will keep receiving crucial federal funding after agreeing to undertake significant measures to improve the quality of care provided to patients. The Indian Health Service, which administers the hospitals on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian Reservations, announced May 1 that […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Study Examines Excess Folic Acid as Clue to Autism
NEW YORK — For decades, pregnant women and women who may become pregnant have been advised to take folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects. But a new study suggests it may be possible to get too much of a good thing – very high levels of the vitamin in mothers’ blood at the […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Tribe Wants Remains of Children Who Died at Boarding School
ROSEBUD, S.D. — The remains of at least 10 Native American children who died nearly 2,000 miles away from their homes while being forced to attend a government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania more than a century ago could soon be repatriated under an effort taken up by a South Dakota tribe. The exhumation and return […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Bill Would Let Psychologists Prescribe Medicine
DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill pending in the Iowa House would allow specially trained psychologists to prescribe medication to mentally ill people in hopes of alleviating a shortage of treatment options, but the proposal has run into opposition from some of the state’s psychiatrists. Sen. Joe Bolkcom, a Democrat from Iowa City, has been […]
May 11, 2016
Policies
Ex-Official Gets 10 Years for Theft of Health Funds for the Poor
PHOENIX — A former state official who acknowledged stealing $5.9 million from Arizona’s health care program for the poor was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for his part in a years-long fraud scheme. Michael John Veit, the former chief procurement officer for the state’s Medicaid program, was ordered to pay full restitution as […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Youngsters in 4-H Club Train Guide Dogs for the Blind
ALBANY, Ore. — From the second floor, Clarita took in the stairwell at Linn-Benton Community College: its shadowed steps, the boom of voices echoing off the brick walls. Then she trotted confidently down, tail wagging as she accepted a kibble treat from her walker, Julia Marsh, 11, of Albany. Stairways, fountains, even a ride in […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Juries Award Millions in Ovarian Cancer/Talcum Powder Cases
ST. LOUIS — Twice in the past three months, juries have awarded tens millions of dollars to ovarian cancer victims who blamed Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for their illness. The cases are among the first verdicts in a gathering courtroom assault by law firms that are aggressively recruiting clients through TV ads and the […]
May 11, 2016
Other News
Grad Student Employees Lose Health Insurance Subsidy
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri said it is eliminating subsidies that help pay health insurance costs for graduate students employed by the school. University officials say the change is due to a recent IRS interpretation of a section of the Affordable Care Act, which requires adults to have health insurance or face tax […]
May 11, 2016
Other News
Latest Medical Schools Data Show Increases in Applications, Enrollment of Minorities
The numbers are in. And according to new data released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), enrollment at medical schools across the nation has increased 25 percent since 2002. The dramatic incline in the number of enrollees—20,630 in 2015—signals an all-time high for medical colleges in the U.S. In addition, the total […]
May 11, 2016
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Nursing
Nursing, Health Care in Recovery Mode in Haiti
In the early 2000s, Hilda Alcindor had already had a decades-long career as a nurse and teacher. Her two daughters were grown and making their way in the world. Alcindor was living in Miami, where she worked at Mt. Sinai Medical Center and taught at North Miami High School. She was beginning to have the […]
May 11, 2016
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Nursing
Nursing Faculty Emphasize Culturally Competent Health Care
With today’s nurses working in a rapidly changing health care landscape, emerging faculty educate their nursing students about issues that impact patient care and bring health care to underserved communities. One of Dr. Kyeongra Yang’s goals in the community health courses she teaches is to guide her students to be more culturally competent in providing […]
May 11, 2016
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