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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
Home
A Courageous Cheerleader
Dr. Ric N. Baser, President of Northwest Vista College, has moved the needle on student retention and graduation rates and has made diversity a top priority.
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
Community Colleges
Summit to Focus on Creating Pathways for Educational and Economic Mobility
The Wayne County Community College District in Detroit will host its inaugural Urban Community College Summit, bringing together a variety of stakeholders to identify strategies to strengthen educational and economic mobility for students attending urban community colleges nationwide.
May 13, 2018
Opinion
Hawaiian Volcanoes: Metaphor for Media Diversity
The best diversity can do at this point seems to be to establish vertical silos addressing separate niche audiences. Separate and not always equal. The challenge for the future is to see if one entity can bring us all together as one and cover all our concerns.
May 13, 2018
Students
Boseman Delivers Wakanda Wisdom to His Alma Mater’s Graduates
WASHINGTON — Actor Chadwick Boseman, also known as superhero T’Challa in “The Black Panther” blockbuster movie, challenged Howard University graduates to focus on finding purpose rather than just jobs and careers during a metaphorical and occasionally spiritual commencement address delivered on Saturday.
May 13, 2018
Latest News
Houston Community College Student Arrested for Making Terrorist Threat
A 21-year-old student at Houston Community College has been arrested in connection with a shooting threat at the school last weekend that caused classes at the central campus to be cancelled for two days.
May 13, 2018
News Roundup
Florida University Student Deported Over Strange Behavior
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida university student who police said exhibited strange behavior and had purchased high-powered rifles has been deported. The Orlando Sentinel reports 26-year-old Wenliang Sun was in federal custody for about three months before he was deported to China on Tuesday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Tammy Spicer says Sun is […]
May 13, 2018
Students
Father, Daughter Get Temple University Degrees Together
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A father and daughter in Philadelphia walked across the stage together to get their undergraduate degrees from Temple University. Craig Manning and his daughter, Juliana, graduated from Temple on Thursday. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in film and media arts and she graduated with a dual major in linguistics […]
May 13, 2018
News Roundup
Two University Alumni Make $43.9M Gift to Law School
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Two University of Virginia School of Law alumni have made a $43.9-million donation to the school, the largest gift in its history. The Daily Progress reports Martha and Bruce Karsh announced they will donate the money Thursday. The gift includes $18.9 million in matching funds from the university’s board of visitors, which will […]
May 13, 2018
Veterans
Company Helping Veterans Get Back to Work
NewDay USA in Fulton, Maryland, is a veteran’s mortgage lender that has committed itself to retired servicemen and women beyond just the services it sells them. NewDay has provided refinancing options and government-backed Chomes loans for veteran homeowners since 2002. It is also one of many companies that has programs aimed at helping veterans. But to those […]
May 11, 2018
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