Mere days after news of Texas trailblazer Eddie Bernice Johnson’s passing rocked both the Lone Star State and the greater nation, there would come another unexpected bombshell; an allegation that […]
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“The first child is the one that pays the most”: How one family carved out Medicaid coverage for a rare treatment
By Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune Dec. 7, 2023 ““The first child is the one that pays the most”: How one family carved out Medicaid coverage for a rare treatment” […]
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Too Many Older Black Men Are Dying After Surgery
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black A UCLA study found that Black men between ages 65 and 99 are more likely to die within 30 days of […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Between Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going
By Shewanda Riley A number of years ago, I had surgery that quite frankly terrified me. The surgery was necessary, but I was extremely nervous. I wasn’t concerned as much […]