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(Trice Edney Wire) - When Congress passed the Older Americans Act in 1965 to support elderly people who were struggling—often alone—to continue...
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Study: Too Few Blacks, Hispanics Becoming Doctors
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(Health Day News) - Too few members of minority groups are pursuing careers in U.S....
In Health, Income Has Greater Impact Than Race
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Seattle Woman Grateful For Two Kidney Transplants
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Blacks Dying For Lack Of Black Help
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Howard University News Service
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Non-Medical HIV Workers Flunk Test On Knowledge Of Virus
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Blacks Gain Most From Obamacare When Medicaid Expanded
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As families prepare to choose health insurance coverage during the open enrollment period, a recent report by the Urban Institute shows...
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Louisiana Gunman Killed 8 Children, Including 7 Of His Own, Police...
Shamar Elkins, a 31-year-old man, fatally shot eight children, seven of them his own, in three Shreveport, Louisiana homes on Sunday morning, marking the nation's deadliest mass shooting since January 2024.
