New York City’s extreme heat poses a significant threat to New Yorkers living with diabetes, and requires public awareness, policy changes, and investments in public health to combat the mounting crisis.
Category: Health
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How’s Your Brain? It Might Be Paying the ‘Black Tax’
Black Americans are 20% more likely to face serious mental health challenges than the overall population, and the combination of mental illness and chronic stress from racism puts them at increased risk of accelerated brain aging and cognitive decline.
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Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
The Affordable Care Act has created an “insurance cliff” for young adults turning 26, leaving many without insurance due to the complexity of choosing a plan and the rising costs of coverage.
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Dads to Doulas: Empowering Fathers to Advocate Amid Maternal Health Crisis
Dads to Doulas is a new program launched by Dear Fathers, a St. Louis-based platform, to provide education and training to Black men and expectant fathers to advocate for their families from pregnancy to infancy, in an effort to reduce disparities in Black maternal and infant health outcomes.
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Rising Pregnancy Prosecutions Threaten Rights and Health Care Access
Pregnancy Justice has documented 210 pregnancy-related prosecutions in the year following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, highlighting the growing trend of criminalizing pregnancy and the need for policy advocacy to ensure pregnant women have access to health care and support without fear of criminalization.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. : A clear and present danger to American health
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been criticized for slashing programs, undermining trust in vaccines, and mishandling health crises, leading to a measles outbreak and rising drowning deaths.
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Black People Reclaim Rest as Radical Resistance
Black Americans are reclaiming rest as a radical act of resistance, challenging the notion that rest is a luxury and prioritizing mental and emotional health in communities disproportionately affected by systemic stressors.
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Black OD Death Rates Are High. They Just Might Get Worse
The Trump administration has delayed funding for the CDC’s OD2A program, which has been proven to combat drug overdoses, and public health experts warn that this could trigger a deadly reversal of progress in the fight against opioid-related deaths, especially in Black communities.
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Starting Strong: Prism Health North Texas Pediatric Provider Champions Care for South Dallas Kids
Prism Health North Texas’s South Dallas Health Center offers comprehensive, affordable, and accessible pediatric care to families in South Dallas, with a focus on trust-building and cultural competency.
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Parkland Health Recognized for Quality Care Across Specialties
Parkland Health has earned the American Heart Association’s Commitment to Quality award for achieving high performance across three or more clinical areas in the Get With The Guidelines® program.