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Myanmar Factions Bond to Fight Malaria
WASHINGTON — Setting aside decades of animosity and suspicion, senior Myanmar government and military officials have held unprecedented discussions with representatives of the main opposition party and ethnic minorities in Washington on fighting a common enemy — malaria. In a meeting, Monday (Aug. 3), also attended by the U.S. government and military, scientific researchers and […]
August 6, 2015
Disparities
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 […]
August 3, 2015
Disparities
Harlem Welcomes CCNY’s New Medical School
The City University of New York announced that community leaders have hailed the establishment of the first public medical school in Harlem by the college in partnership with St. Barnabas Hospital. The CUNY School of Medicine at City College will accept its first intake in fall 2016. Operating on the City College campus in Harlem […]
July 23, 2015
Disparities
Skin Cancer Poses Unique Dangers for People of Color
Not all skin cancers are a result of over-exposure to the sun, and for darker-skinned people, particularly, skin cancer often shows up in different areas on the body than it does on White people. “Among African Americans and native Africans, squamous cell carcinomas occur mainly on the legs, followed by the anogenital region (including both […]
July 20, 2015
Policies
California Catholics Rally to Block Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill
LOS ANGELES — The Catholic Church, often out of step with California’s liberal Legislature, notched a prominent win at the statehouse this week after aligning with advocates for the disabled and medical groups to defeat a proposal to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives. The decision by a legislative committee July 7 […]
July 10, 2015
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