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Extreme temperatures pose special risk to people with chronic illness, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Jul 22, 2022
This week’s health news roundup features stories about how extreme heat can affect people with chronic conditions, a rise in mental health hotline calls in Connecticut after the national launch of 9-8-8, and more.
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Disparities in breast cancer and kidney transplants, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Jun 11, 2021
Telemedicine a blessing for some, inaccessible for others
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Cara Rosner, Connecticut Health I-Team, June 7
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A new tool to track health disparities, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, May 28, 2021
A new tool tracks health disparities in the U.S. — and highlights major data gaps
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Katie Palmer, STAT, May 26
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Blaming Black deaths in policy custody on a genetic trait, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, May 21, 2021
How a genetic trait in Black people can give the police cover
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Michael LaForgia and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, The New York Times, May 15
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COVID’s shadow health crisis, how to fix vaccine and life expectancy disparities, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Feb 26, 2021
Missed doctors’ appointments have created COVID’s shadow health crisis, experts say
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Emma Court, Bloomberg, Feb. 9
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Food insecurity and COVID-19, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Oct 02, 2020
Food insecurity in the U.S. by the numbers
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Christianna Silva, NPR, September 27
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Why our nation’s outbreak preparedness is a health equity issue, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Mar 06, 2020
HEALTH EQUITY
Avoiding coronavirus may be a luxury some workers can’t afford
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The lifelong consequences of growing up homeless in Connecticut, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Jan 31, 2020
HEALTH DISPARITIES
Access to care may explain disparities in prostate cancer outcomes
Nicholas…
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How a closer look at data revealed major health disparities, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Jan 10, 2020
HEALTH DISPARITIES
In a wealthy Maryland suburb, overall health gains obscure growing racial…
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Why health care providers are setting up food pantries right in hospitals and clinics, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Dec 06, 2019
CONNECTICUT
Separated by Design: Why affordable housing is built in areas with high crime, few jobs and…
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