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Care Still Eludes Latinos on Medi-Cal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Miriam Uribe enrolled in California’s low-income health insurance program last November, and she still hasn’t found a primary care doctor 10 months later who could see her. “Once you have (insurance), you actually still don’t have it, because it’s still a struggle to find someone,” the 20-year-old college student from Bellflower said. […]

Disparities Evident in Oklahoma Infant Mortality

OKLAHOMA CITY — A new report says Oklahoma has seen an overall decline in its infant mortality rate in recent years, but notes a disparity in the numbers between races, The Oklahoman reported. “Infant mortality” applies to babies who don’t live to their first birthday. Health experts say it’s an important indicator to show a […]

Hampton-VTC Work to Close Diversity Gap in Medicine

ROANOKE, Va. — Two rising Hampton University juniors have already been guaranteed admission to the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, a year ahead of when most of their peers will even start applying. Kaia Amoah, 19, and Kenya Swilling, 18, are part of the fledgling VTC-Hampton University diversity program, launched this year by the […]

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Coalition Urges African-Americans to Be Proactive About Sexual Health

Despite greater access to health insurance, many people of color are still not taking advantage of preventive sexual health services. In response, the National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH) has issued a “call-to-action” to encourage African-Americans especially to take advantage of free preventive sexual health care services, including the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, female contraceptives, […]

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Heart Association Calls for Action on Social Concerns

While deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other heart diseases have been declining, that trend could reverse if social factors, including race, income, environment and education are not addressed, the American Heart Association said in a “first of its kind scientific statement” published in the association’s journal Circulation and released Aug. 3. AHA said that […]

10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Replaces Charity Hospital

NEW ORLEANS — Ten years after the levees and floodwalls broke during Hurricane Katrina and flooded New Orleans, the Big Easy finally has a full-scale hospital again — a new Charity hospital. At 6 a.m. Saturday (AUG. 1), the new 2.3 million-square-foot University Medical Center New Orleans, built with $1.1 billion of federal, state and […]

More Black Men in Med School in 1978 Than in 2014

DETROIT, Mich. — The number of black males applying to and attending medical school in this country has declined since 1978, according to a new publication recently released the Association of American Medical Colleges. AAMC said that despite an overall increase in the number of black male college graduates over the past three decades, the […]

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Police Injured Sister Protecting Her Mentally Ill Son, NAACP Leader Says

PORTLAND, Ore. — An NAACP chapter president says police in Eugene, Oregon, used excessive force on his sister after she tried to stop an officer from deploying a Taser stun gun on her 19-year-old son. Eric Richardson, president of the Eugene-Springfield NAACP chapter, said Ayisha Brown called a mental health service early July 16 because […]

Grant Backs Joint Meharry-Vanderbilt HIV Project

Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University are working together to expand HIV research in the state of Tennessee under a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The HBCU and majority White university have collaborated before on HIV research, but this five-year grant includes the Tennessee Department of Health as a full partner, […]

People of Color, Southerners, Women Most Likely to be Disabled, CDC says

One out of every five adults In the United States has a disability, according to a study published July 30 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are all at risk of having a disability at some point in our lifetime,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. “Health professionals and health care […]

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Obama Signs Order on Federal HIV Priorities

President Obama on July 30 signed an Executive Order detailing principles and priorities to guide collective national work to address HIV through 2020. The original goals of the strategy first released in 2010 were to reduce new HIV infections, increase access to care and improve health outcomes for those living with HIV, reduce HIV disparities […]

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Enroll in Clinical Trials, SD Official Urges

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Lt. Gov. Matt Michaels has joined peers in other states in encouraging patients to participate in clinical trials. The National Lieutenant Governors Association has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the need for people of all races to participate in trials searching for cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s treatments. Michaels […]

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