Year of News:

1. Alzheimer’s diagnoses come later for Black patients, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Dec 01, 2023

   Stories about Black patients facing delays in receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, a potential link between lead exposure and liver injury, a lack of data equity for Asian Americans, a proposal that could expand dental care, and the problem deaf patients in CT are facing at medical centers around the state.

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2. Climate change is fueling health disparities, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Nov 17, 2023

   Stories about climate change increasing cardiovascular deaths and deepening disparities, the far-reaching impacts of health disparities, lung cancer survival rates on the rise, how young Black males with ADHD are often left behind and the steps a New England city is taking to offer doula services to expecting parents.

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3. The largest rise in the US infant mortality rate in decades, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Nov 10, 2023

   Stories about the infant mortality rate in the US, the difficulties migrants face when seeking medical care, the lasting health and financial impacts on shooting survivors, and a Connecticut nurse seeking representation for Latinas in nursing.

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4. The desperate need for dental care in CT, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Nov 03, 2023

   Stories about local public health officials’ reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to recruit more Black doctors into transplant surgery, the desperate need for dental care in Connecticut, and the early experiences of California’s efforts to cover social services through Medicaid.

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5. Largest U.S. private employer adds coverage for doulas, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 27, 2023

   Stories about AI in medicine, a major employer adding coverage for doula services, a pilot to study the impact of direct cash assistance on health, potential solutions to the crisis of Black deaths, and a new clinical trial focused solely on people of color.

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6. A key HIV-prevention tool isn’t reaching Black women, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 20, 2023

   Stories on gaps in access to HIV-prevention drugs, diversifying clinical trials for breast cancer detection, discrimination faced by patients with sickle cell disease, an app that shares reviews from patients of color, and Medicare open enrollment.

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7. The data that could help patients of color pick their doctors, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 13, 2023

   Stories on the data that could be valuable in consumer ratings of health care providers, concerns about inequities in COVID vaccination, the uneven toll of the U.S. mental health crisis, and a new study of risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest in an understudied group.

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8. What happens when people lose Medicaid, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 06, 2023

   Stories about the Medicaid unwinding, birthing centers facing new state restrictions, getting the new COVID-19 vaccines to those who need it most, and a treatment gap for Medicaid clients with opioid use disorder.

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9. Fertility care disparities, struggling CT hospitals, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Sep 29, 2023

   Stories about disparities in fertility care, mistrust in the medical system, struggling Connecticut hospitals, the underrepresentation of Latinas in medicine, and the designation of a new “health disparity population.”

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10. Addressing girls’ mental health, diversifying the health care workforce, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 22, 2023

    Stories about the need for more diversity in midwifery and specialty medicine, the “Hispanic paradox” in health, and a promising approach to girls’ mental health.

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