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  1. Could body cameras address medical racism concerns? And more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Aug 18, 2023

    Stories on the Medicaid unwinding, a novel solution to medical racism, concerns about new limits on salt, how heat makes inequities worse, and the health of Latino children in states with anti-immigrant policies.

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  2. What it will take to end health disparities, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jul 21, 2023

    Stories on what experts say must happen to end racial health disparities, the legacy of housing discrimination on health, why hospitals are seeking to stop delivering babies, and an effort to train more Black and Latino social workers.

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  3. Why the next big hope for Alzheimer’s might not help most Black patients, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jul 14, 2023

    Stories on CT’s Medicaid unwinding. concerns about a new Alzheimer’s drug and health inequities, the link between racism and childhood obesity, efforts to diversify medical illustrations, and why asking about more than health can help improve health.

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  4. How maternal health aid misses those most at risk, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jun 30, 2023

    Stories about maternal health and mortality, the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on medical care, how to replace race in clinical algorithms, health disparities among former NFL players, and ADHD under-diagnosis among Asian Americans.

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  5. Fixing inequities in the kidney transplant waitlist, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jun 16, 2023

    Stories about fixing inequities in kidney transplants, the Medicaid unwinding, dental therapists, the link between pool safety and racial equity, and the need for racial diversity among health care leaders.

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  6. New strategies to keep people covered, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Mar 10, 2023

    Stories on trusted messengers and insurance brokers working to keep people covered, advances in gene editing that raise questions about equity and access, one medical school’s work to build diverse classes, and what HUSKY meant to one young family.

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  7. Teens of color pay the price for mental health workforce shortages, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jan 06, 2023

    This week’s stories focus on how teens of color are hurt by the shortage of mental health workers, the impact of racism on sleep and on how Black Americans see the health care system, and data problems that result in undercounting COVID-19 deaths.

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  8. A hospital system’s campaign to confront racism, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 02, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about a hospital system’s early strides in tackling medical racism, a call to vaccinate young children against COVID-19 as school starts, and more.

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  9. Black engineers work to fix long-ignored bias in oxygen readings, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Aug 26, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about Black engineers working to fix a long-ignored bias in oxygen readings, a Black doula who seeks to empower the families she works with, and grassroots success getting the COVID-19 vaccine to refugees in Georgia.

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  10. Health disparities percolate into work-based coverage, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jul 29, 2022

    This week’s stories include coverage of health disparities among people covered by employer-sponsored insurance, a key deadline for Connecticut families with children, and more.

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