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News Roundup
California Teachers Union Has Pay Breakthrough with Foothill-De Anza
In the wake of conflicts over employee salaries which occurred last semester, Foothill-De Anza Community College officials announced a temporary agreement with its largest union over pay raises for the 2018-2019 school year. Members of the union still need to ratify the settlement and the Foothill-De Anza board of trustees still need approve it, however itâs [âŚ]
July 23, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Hospitals Closing
By the time Copper Basin Medical Center launched a GoFundMe campaign in May last year, the hospital in the Appalachian foothills was buried in debt. It had been forced to suspend inpatient operations; many of its nurses and staffers had gone weeks without paychecks. The campaign aimed to raise $100,000, but when only $5,559 came in, Copper Basin [âŚ]
July 23, 2018
Disparities
Lawsuit: Police Urged Paramedics to Sedate Minnesota Man
MINNEAPOLIS â An attorney for a Minneapolis man is drawing parallels between his clientâs lawsuit and the recent debate over police urging paramedics to sedate unruly people. John Powell, 48, said he suffered breathing problems and needed emergency care after suburban police allegedly asked paramedics to inject him with the powerful sedative ketamine three years [âŚ]
July 23, 2018
Disparities
VA Hospital Plans Mental Health Summit
BECKLEY, W.Va. â A Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia is planning a mental health summit to highlight advances in veteransâ care. The Beckley VA Medical Center says the summit is set for Aug. 9. The event will take place at the National Mine Health & Safety Academy from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. VA [âŚ]
July 23, 2018
Disparities
Mental-Health Issues Burden Older Minority Adults
Nearly 20 percent of older adults have one or more mental-health conditions. The mental-health needs of older adults can be especially complex due to co-occurring physical health problems that contribute to a compromised quality of life. Late-life depression is associated with a wide array of adverse consequences, including psychological suffering, impairment in physical functioning, and [âŚ]
July 23, 2018
Policies
Legalized Marriage Linked to Increases in Health Coverage for Gay Men
After the legalization of same-sex marriage in the U.S., more gay men reported having health insurance, access to medical care and annual checkups, according to a June 2018 working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The research, conducted by a team of scholars at Vanderbilt University, looks at marriage status and health outcomes for couples [âŚ]
July 23, 2018
Policies
Pelosi Pushes for National Health Care Plan
Defending the Affordable Care Act and saying that a Medicare for All program ought to be considered, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi campaigned for Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore in Milwaukee Saturday. Pelosi spoke to a group of about 75 people at Independence First, a resource center for people with disabilities located on the cityâs south side. Moore was [âŚ]
July 23, 2018
Policies
Pediatricians Issue Strong Warning on Food Additivesâ Risk for Children
A growing mound of scientific evidence has linked these chemicals to changes in childrenâs hormone systems, which can alter their normal development and increase their risk of childhood obesity, the new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement argues. These chemicals affect the health of all humans, but can have a particularly strong effect in [âŚ]
July 23, 2018
Disparities
Study: Emergency Room Intervention Cut Veteran Suicides by Half
A new emergency room intervention tested among suicidal military veterans was associated with about half the odds they would engage in suicidal behavior, defined as âany action that could cause a person to die,â in a six-month follow-up period as compared with the usual care, according to a July 2018 paper in JAMA Psychiatry. The high profile suicides of celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony [âŚ]
July 23, 2018
Home
Carrying on Nelson Mandelaâs Legacy
Rather than portray Nelson Mandela (Madiba) as the famous leader of South Africa, his grandson, Ndaba Mandela, in his newly published book âGoing to the Mountain,â chose to focus more on his role as a grandfather to him, as well as to the rest of the world.
July 20, 2018
African-American
House Bill Provides $8M for HBCU Historic Preservation Fund
Advocates for historically Black colleges and universities are praising the passage of a U.S. House of Representatives âminibusâ appropriations bill that will increase funding for the HBCU Historic Preservation Fund if approved by the Senate for fiscal year 2019. Earlier this year, the H.R. 6147 bill originally set aside $5 million for the fund for [âŚ]
July 20, 2018
STEM
Report Outlines College Graduatesâ Employment, Debt and Enrollment
A U.S. Department of Education report on college graduates from 2008 shed insight into their employment, debt and enrollment status four years after their graduation. Tracking graduatesâ outcomes to 2012, the âStatistics in Briefâ indicated that 69 percent of those who earned a bachelorâs degree in 2008 were employed, 11 percent were simultaneously employed and [âŚ]
July 20, 2018
News Roundup
Renowned Journalist Ed Gordon Named FVSU Visiting Lecturer
Emmy Award-winning journalist Ed Gordon will join Fort Valley State University in Georgia as a visiting lecturer for the Fall 2018 semester. As part of programming from the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and Media Studies, Gordonâs âmaster classesâ will cover topics such as the business of media, the impact of social media on [âŚ]
July 20, 2018
HBCUs
Phyllis Craig-Taylor: A Social Justice Advocate from the Start
Phyllis Craig-Taylorâs formative years in Jim Crow-era Alabama cultivated in the educator a passion that would shape her entire legal career. Today, she shapes and inspires the next generation of lawyers as professor and dean of the North Carolina Central University School of Law.
July 20, 2018
Veterans
San Antonio One-Stop Center Eases Transition
After serving four years in the Navy, Bryan Hernandez was ready to start the next chapter of his life. He had been a damage controlman on the USS Nimitz, working as a first responder aboard one of the largest aircraft carriers in the world. He had seen the world, traveling to India, Bahrain, and Japan [âŚ]
July 20, 2018
Opinion
Getting âPhinisheDâ or âFinishEdDâ: Strategies for Future Doctors
The pursuit of a doctoral degree often is an arduous journey with challenges that may include but are not limited to financial limitations, imposter syndrome, standardized test-taking bias or anxiety, academic hazing and various forms of discrimination. Nevertheless, the tam and tassel are worth the hassle,
July 20, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Owing the V.A.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says you owe them money. You disagree. But how do you fight Uncle Sam when he comes for your cash? If thereâs one thing military members know, itâs that when the Defense Department gives you too much money, it will come back for it eventually. Read More
July 20, 2018
Veterans
Streetshares Inc. Funding Entrepreneurs
Imagine this: You have conceived a solution to a problem that millions of Americans are having. Your education, experience and military background converge to make this the right time to âgo loudâ with your startup company. This is your moment in history; the day that you will look back on with pride that you made [âŚ]
July 20, 2018
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