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Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, coal country came out in droves to support Donald Trump, who promised rural America a mining revival. Eight years later, some coal miners are saying they are in crisis because of the administration’s inaction on industry safety. Miners on Tuesday are gathering outside the Labor Department building to protest […]
In the next installment of the Health Equity Series, Eva Clark, MD, PhD, CTropMed, reflects on the health care dilemmas that many U.S. immigrants are facing, what these experiences reveal and how to address this crisis. Fear. It’s palpable — I  can feel it even through the telephone intermediary of the Dari interpreter’s flat, […]
“; Columbus, OH, 26 September 2025 | 19:29 PM Europe/Amsterdam download Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Many women live with painful conditions that go untreated for various reasons. Jacqueline Rohl, MD, and Mini Somasundaram, MD, both specializing in minimally invasive gynecological surgery, discuss why pain doesn’t have to […]
As college football season gets underway, it’s worth remembering that the games we cheer for are also linked to one of the most ambitious brain health research efforts ever undertaken. Ten years ago, the Department of Defense (now Department of War) and the NCAA launched a bold partnership: the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education […]
A day care worker in Georgia was arrested for child abuse, authorities said, as the father of a toddler under her care shared heartbreaking pictures of the boy with a black eye and swollen face. Yvette Thurston, 54, faces three counts of first-degree child abuse and one of first-degree aggravated battery, WDRW reports. She was taken […]
Study Investigates Endometrial Cancer Care for Black Patients in the US Capitol Cancer Nursing Today Source link
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain UConn Health Disparities Institute share their insights about the national Black Women First Initiative and the path forward to improved care for Black women with HIV. The UConn Health Disparities Institute’s Director Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D., and colleagues co-authored an essay, “Critical Reflections from the Black Women First Initiative” published in […]
If Jesus were living in our modern world, would he have had the chance to go to college? Jesus wasn’t born into privilege. In Luke 2:24, we learn that Mary and Joseph brought two doves to the temple. This sacrifice was not just a spiritual practice but also a significant marker of class. Jesus grew […]
This brief was updated on July 11, 2025 to include the latest KFF polling data. For many years, KFF polling has found that the high cost of health care is a burden on U.S. families, and that health care costs factor into decisions about insurance coverage and care seeking. These costs and the prospect of […]