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Health disparities in every U.S. state, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Apr 19, 2024
Stories about the health disparities that exist even in states with best overall health performance, Native Americans have a lower life expectancy, weight-loss drugs could make health disparities worse, Black Maternal Health Week, and a new study shines light on how many people have been left uninsured after Medicaid unwinding.
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Grants will support doula integration to improve maternal health care
Thursday, Apr 04, 2024
With funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation, Hartford Hospital will make changes to policies to better integrate doulas into patient care teams. This pilot is intended to improve maternal health outcomes for people of color.
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Calls for more equity in heart transplants, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Mar 29, 2024
Stories about disparities in who receives heart transplants, how experts suggest opioid settlement funds can be used to help the justice-involved struggling with addiction, the benefits of fresh produce “prescriptions,” the challenges Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers face in CT, and rates of colorectal cancer rising in young people.
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Racial disparities in overdose deaths, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Mar 22, 2024
Stories about a study that suggests doctors may be less likely to respond to Black patients, overdose deaths reach an all-time high, the CDC’s response to a new report on maternal mortality, people of color pay more for dementia care, and a Connecticut author’s book on Latinas and resilience.
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Racial disparities in ER restraints, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Mar 08, 2024
Stories about the racial disparities in emergency room restraints, Connecticut towns that have not yet used opioid settlement funds, the potential for medical debt to cause health problems, virtual nursing positions in Connecticut, and how some researchers are determined to learn more about gun violence.
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Fertility treatments out of reach for low-income families, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Mar 01, 2024
Stories about the difficulties of getting fertility treatments covered by insurance for low-income families, health care clinics who serve Medicaid patients trying to survive, more women giving birth at home even in high-risk situations, Latino patients with respiratory illnesses more likely to be oversedated, and a Connecticut program that aims to have more Spanish-speaking social workers.
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Grants will support training for community health workers
Thursday, Dec 21, 2023
With funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation, the YWCA of New Britain will work to build a local pipeline of community health workers by developing a course for high school and college students interested in serving as frontline health workers.
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Black children receive epilepsy surgery less often, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Dec 08, 2023
Stories about a life-extending surgery performed less often in Black children, people of color’s concerns that quality of health care is tied to their appearance, a rural CT hospital ending its labor and delivery services, the difficult choice sickle cell patients could face, and a delay in the plan to ban menthol cigarettes.
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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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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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