Obama On Defensive Over Healthcare Glitches
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Under unrelenting attacks –including from Democratic supporters – President Obama and White House officials continue to struggle as they try to...
Report: Half Of Single Young Adults Eligible For The Insurance Marketplace Could Get Coverage...
A new report released Monday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that nearly half (46 percent) of single young...
Health Disparities Group Pushing For Equality In Immunizations
(Trice Edney Wire) - A working group of Black leaders is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand the recommendations...
Insurance Exchanges Will Extend Coverage To Millions
WASHINGNTON (NNPA) – In less than a week, health insurance market exchanges will open across the nation and more than 40 million Americans, including...
‘Baby-Friendly’ Hospitals Bypass Black Communities
By Rita Henley Jensen
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Women's eNews.
(Trice Edney Wire)-Very few of the maternity wards that have won a...
What The Affordable Care Act Means To You
By Edna Kane-Williams
(Trice Edney Wire) - We’ve heard about it in bits and pieces over the past three years – the Affordable Care Act...
Hampton U Receives $13.5 Million Grant To Combat Health Disparities In Minority Men
Hampton, Va. – Hampton University President William R. Harvey recently announced that Hampton University has received a $13.5 million grant from the National Institute on...
Kidney Health Fest For African American Families To Take Place This Saturday
This Sat., June 22 Northwest Kidney Centers will hold its 11th annual Kidney Health Fest for African American Families, featuring free health screenings, education,...
Perseverance And Family Support Help Diabetes And Kidney Patient See The Future
By Cynthia Flash
Special to The Medium
The unspoken message Jackie Brown remembers hearing from the time she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at...
Renowned Leader In Kidney Research: There Is A Link Between Cardiovascular Disease And Kidney...
By Francie Fitzpatrick
Special to The Seattle Medium
When Michael E. Wiley, Sr. found out his kidneys were failing in 2000, he knew he needed...
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Health Officials Confirm Measles Case Linked To Gresham Grocery Store Exposure
Public health officials in Multnomah County have confirmed a case of measles linked to a March 7 exposure at a Gresham grocery store, though the risk to the general public remains low and most Oregonians are vaccinated against measles.
