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The Kidney PATIENT Act Could Help Someone You Love

Black Health Matters

It is no secret that health inequities and barriers to quality care contribute to adverse outcomes within America’s Black community,” wrote Dr. Walter L. There is no question that this action by CMS would further worsen health inequities experienced by Black dialysis patients. Fields, Jr., On July 28, 2023, Rep.

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IPH marks 25 years of shaping public health policy

Institute of Public Health

IPH Chief Executive Suzanne Costello said that while significant progress was made in key public health policy areas, such as tobacco control, since 1998, both jurisdictions continue to face shared public health challenges that could benefit from enhanced North-South cooperation.

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How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch

NC Health News

has seen 16 measles outbreaks this year 89 percent of cases are in unvaccinated people and a whooping cough epidemic is the worst since 2012. Traditional childhood diseases are also making their presence felt, in part because of neglected vaccination.