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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, […]

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 […]

Cost and Quality

Pacientes negros visten elegante y hablan distinto para evitar prejuicios cuando van al médico

March 10, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

Una joven madre de Antelope Valley, en California, baña a sus hijos y los viste con ropa impecable, asegurándose de que tengan el mejor aspecto posible en las citas médicas. “Les cepillo los dientes antes […]

California

Black Patients Dress Up and Modify Speech to Reduce Bias, California Survey Shows

March 10, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

A young mother in California’s Antelope Valley bathes her children and dresses them in neat clothes, making sure they look their very best — at medical appointments. “I brush their teeth before they see the […]

California

Trabajadores comunitarios persuaden a inmigrantes mayores de tener cobertura de salud

February 28, 2023 Kermit Williams 0

OAKLAND, California – Durante tres años, Bertha Embriz, de San Francisco, ha vivido sin seguro de salud, salteándose chequeos anuales, y ahora tratando de no masticar de un lado para evitar el dolor de una […]

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