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  1. A growing number of diabetic amputations among people of color, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Feb 23, 2024

    Stories about a growing number of diabetic amputations among Black patients, a major cause of maternal mortality often diagnosed too late, misconceptions about food insecurity, a potential solution to improving Black Americans’ heart health, and the impact drug overdoses can have on everyday life.

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  2. Family doctors play crucial role in rural areas, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jan 05, 2024

    Stories about family doctors’ role in maternal health in rural America, women stocking up on abortion pills ahead of potential bans, a dentist shortage in eastern Connecticut, another cap on insulin prices, and a study on hearing aids being linked to longer lives.

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  3. Health care for formerly incarcerated people, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Mar 17, 2023

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about health care for formerly incarcerated people, how a local CHW helps with diabetes management, and findings from local research about racial and economic disparities.

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  4. 1M+ Americans ration insulin, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Nov 11, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about more than 1 million Americans rationing insulin, and more.

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  5. Diabetes diagnoses doubled for Black youth during the pandemic, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 23, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about a new study that shows diabetes diagnoses doubled for Black youth during the pandemic, new survey data about food insecurity in Connecticut, and more.

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  6. 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
    Christianna Silva, NPR, September 27
    With COVID-19 continuing to spread, and millions of Americans still…

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  7. Black babies are more likely to survive during childbirth when cared for by Black doctors, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Aug 28, 2020

    Black babies are more likely to survive when cared for by Black doctors, study finds
    N’dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, August 19
    Black newborns are…

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  8. 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
    Claire Cain Miller,…

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  9. 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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  10. How black pharmacists are closing the cultural gap in health care, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jun 28, 2019

    HEALTH CARE COSTS
    Colorado’s ski towns could fix the high cost of American health care
    John Tozzi and Hannah Recht, Bloomberg, June 21
    The U.S.…

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