Dr. Saleh Musleh, DO, a primary care provider at the Worth Street Health Center, encourages Dallas families to prioritize their health in the new year by scheduling a primary care visit to discuss their goals and concerns.
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The Ripple Effects of Unaffordable Child Care on Local Economy
Washington is facing a crisis in child care, with costs taking up over 77% of a minimum-wage employee’s income, and providers struggling to stay in business, leading to a ripple effect of economic instability for families and businesses alike.
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Need Help Paying for Care at Parkland? We Can Guide You
Millions of Americans are feeling the pressure of rising healthcare costs, and Parkland Health’s Patient Financial Services team is here to help people understand programs that may lower the costs of care received at Parkland.
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Protecting Your Health This Winter with with Prism Health North Texas: Essential Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season
Prism Health North Texas is urging Dallas residents to take proactive steps to protect their health this winter, such as getting vaccinated, washing their hands, covering coughs and sneezes, and getting enough rest.
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Beyond the Hospital Walls: Doulas as Lifelines for Black Mothers
Doulas provide culturally informed, trauma-sensitive support to pregnant Black women in Dallas County, helping to address racial inequalities in maternal healthcare and improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
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Trump Administration’s Medicaid Changes Put Disabled Patients at Risk
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has significantly defunded and reshaped Medicaid assistance programs, putting the lives of millions of Americans, including Black patients, at risk and forcing individuals like Faithful V to use ChatGPT to navigate the appeals process.
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Leading Dallas Toward Health Equity: Dr. John Carlo and Prism Health North Texas
Prism Health North Texas is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike that provides affordable, accessible healthcare to over 15,000 patients in Dallas, with a sliding fee scale that can make the fee for appointments as low as $10 for those paying out-of-pocket, and a range of services including adult and pediatric primary care, women’s health services, dental care, mental and behavioral health support, and on-site pharmacies.
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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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How Will the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Impact Black Children?
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has been passed, resulting in cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs, which will disproportionately affect Black and Brown communities and the 16 million Americans who rely on these programs for health care and food.
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Black Women Often Need More Help Fighting Postpartum Depression
No one could understand what was happening in Kay Matthews’ head, and she struggled to tell them. All she knew was that, in 2013, the stillborn birth of her daughter […]