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HomeRace and Health

Race and Health

COVID-19

Durante la pandemia, se duplicó el número de niños heridos por armas de fuego en cuatro grandes ciudades

May 4, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

Los índices de agresiones con armas de fuego, que afectaron a víctimas menores de edad, se duplicaron durante la pandemia de covid-19, según un estudio que analizó las muertes y las heridas causadas por estas […]

Children's Health

Gun Assault Rates Doubled for Children in 4 Major Cities During the Pandemic, New Data Shows

May 4, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

Rates of gun assaults on children roughly doubled during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a study that looked at gun deaths and injuries in four major cities. Black children were the most frequent victims. A […]

California

The Nation’s Health Secretary Has This Doctor on Call

May 2, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

SACRAMENTO — Carolina Reyes, a Harvard-trained physician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, got into medicine to help women obtain health care, especially underserved or marginalized people who face systemic racism. She’s seen progress, albeit slow, […]

Health

How One Patient’s Textured Hair Nearly Kept Her From a Needed EEG

April 27, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

(Oona Tempest / KFF Health News Illustration) Sadé Lewis of Queens, New York, has suffered migraines since she was a kid, and as she started college, they got worse. A recent change in her insurance […]

Aging

As US Life Expectancy Falls, Experts Cite the Health Impacts of Incarceration

April 27, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain his freedom. The decorated Vietnam War […]

Health

Programa forma médicos multiculturales, pero no siempre ejercen en áreas vulnerables

April 25, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

Marcus Cummins creció soñando con convertirse en médico, pero el nativo de Central Valley, California, no tenía médicos negros a los que admirar. A veces dudó de sí mismo, pero le da crédito a la […]

California

A California Physician Training Program Adds Diversity, but Where Do Graduates End Up?

April 25, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

Marcus Cummins grew up dreaming of becoming a doctor, but the Central Valley, California, native didn’t have Black physicians to look up to. At times he doubted himself, but he credits the determination he developed […]

Chronic Disease Care

Fresh Produce Is an Increasingly Popular Prescription for Chronically Ill Patients

March 23, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

When Mackenzie Sachs, a registered dietitian on the Blackfeet Reservation, in northwestern Montana, sees a patient experiencing high blood pressure, diabetes, or another chronic illness, her first thought isn’t necessarily to recommend medication. Rather, if […]

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