Study: Life-Threatening Birth Complications More Common in Minority Women
| October 15, 2018On Valentine’s Day 2017, Ebony Boyd picked up some holiday doughnuts as she headed to work fe [...] Read more
Therapy Dogs Carry Infection Risks, Hospital Finds
| October 10, 2018NEW YORK — Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can al [...] Read more
Even With More Markets, Food Deserts Persist in Chicago
| October 10, 2018Improving food access in “food desert” communities is a stated priority of the City of Chic [...] Read more
Study: 1 in 3 American Adults Eat Fast Food Daily
| October 08, 2018NEW YORK — A government study has found that 1 in 3 U.S. adults eat fast food on any given da [...] Read more
3 Inmates Hospitalized, 1 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak
| October 02, 2018MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Public health and corrections officials are responding to an illness outbr [...] Read more
Contraception ‘Deserts’ Widen under Trump Policy
| October 02, 2018When Nikia Jackson needed to be screened for a sexually transmitted disease, she wanted a clini [...] Read more
Bill Addresses Racial Disparities in Maternal Deaths
| October 02, 2018A piece of legislation before the U.S. Senate would aim to address racial disparities in matern [...] Read more
Humana Gives U.H. $15M for Medical School
| October 01, 2018A local public university has partnered with a national health insurance company to advance pub [...] Read more
