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  1. Black and Hispanic households hit harder by inflation, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jul 08, 2022

    This week’s roundup features stories about how Black and Hispanic households are being hit harder by inflation on top of economic inequality caused by the pandemic, emerging treatments for long COVID and more.

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  2. Mehul Dalal joins Connecticut Health Foundation board

    Thursday, Jul 07, 2022

    Connecticut Health Foundation welcomes new board member and awards eight grants this quarter

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  3. On Juneteenth weekend, Black activists march for abortion rights, and more in this week’s roundup

    Monday, Jun 27, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about Black activists marching for abortion rights, concerns about access and hesitancy as COVID-19 vaccines roll out for children under 5, and more.

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  4. The Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion is a health equity issue

    Friday, Jun 24, 2022

    Women’s health, well-being, and futures are at stake. Abortion is a safe medical procedure and, like all health care choices, is one that is best made by a woman and her provider. This Supreme Court decision will play a major structural force in exacerbating health inequity for women.

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  5. Language barriers keep parents from asking questions about their children’s care, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jun 17, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about language barriers during transitions in care, an unfolding conversation about how race is used as a factor in health care, and more.

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  6. CT contemplates doula certification, seeks input from those in the field, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jun 10, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about next steps in the state’s doula certification process, abortion providers preparing for an influx of patients, and more.

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  7. Baby formula shortage hits lower-income homes and families of color, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jun 03, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about how the current baby formula shortage is hitting low-income families of color, a lack of data about who has access to COVID-19 treatment, and more.

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  8. States have yet to spend hundreds of millions of federal dollars to tackle COVID health disparities, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, May 27, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about state spending related to federal dollars for COVID health disparities, new developments in targeting the uneven burden of kidney disease in Black Americans, and more.

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  9. As hospital systems grow in CT, rural patients lose services, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, May 13, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about rural patients losing access to services as hospital systems grow in CT, and more.

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  10. How a race-based medical formula is keeping some Black men in prison, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Apr 29, 2022

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about a race-based medical formula being used in courts, caution about publicizing health care providers’ demographic data, and more.

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