Black Health Matters

JULY 8, 2024

These cells can help strengthen the immune system, and they can even mature and grow into different types of blood cells; they hold the potential to reconstitute an individual’s entire blood supply. Their capabilities make them invaluable in the treatment of various diseases, including leukemia, genetic disorders, and immune system diseases.

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Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In a city known for its vibrant culture and dynamic health care landscape, ensuring that every patient receives accessible and compassionate healthcare is paramount. Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH) and St. Louis Childrens Hospital (SLCH) are two of the four-level 1 trauma centers in St.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

MARCH 19, 2025

While the number of transplants for Black and Hispanic recipients grew slightly in 2024 compared to 2023 , these modest gains havent erased the deep-rooted inequities in the system. A previous study of over 42,000 kidney transplant candidates found similar racial disparities especially for patients with complex immune system profiles.

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Black Health Matters

APRIL 16, 2025

Dr. Damali Campbell-Oparaji , an associate professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), highlights the systemic factors contributing to these disparities. Maternal health is one measure of a nations overall well-being. At the very least, we must ensure that equitable care becomes the standard in our maternal health.

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The Health Care Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. However, as we discussed in a 2021 posting in Health Affairs , these large, complex health enterprises played a vital role in the societal response to the once-in-a-century COVID crisis. Origins of Hospital Consolidation.

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Black Health Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

These theories may have been constructed centuries ago, but they are still perpetuated today by practicing healthcare professionals of varying backgrounds. Dr. Uché Blackstock is the founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity and the author of “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 23, 2025

Story ideas for journalists While work on TrialGPT continues, there are a few story angles journalists can use as jumping-off points, such as: How could tools like this promote equity/more diverse representation in clinical trials? How do clinicians at your local hospitals match patients for trials? What are their limitations?

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Better Health For All

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Years of systemic health inequalities and intersectional disadvantage are revealing themselves in these shocking numbers. In hospital trusts across the country, many teams have worked tirelessly to achieve huge progress on these elements in a short space of time and this is to be applauded.

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Sheffield DPH

AUGUST 22, 2024

Through the event we wanted to explore our roles in influencing the structural and systemic drivers of climate change. RTA (implies individual action, not system design) vs crashes Climate change as global heating. We cannot stop or reduce the scale of climate change without addressing the powerful fossil fuel industry.

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Fund for Public Health NYC

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“Our city has always ensured that New Yorkers have the information and tools they need to make healthy decisions for themselves and their families,” said Mitchell Katz, MD, president and CEO, NYC Health + Hospitals.

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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

MARCH 14, 2025

Her nonprofit aims to bridge the gaps in access to quality healthcare, advocating for equitable and inclusive maternal health services. After Dr. Choos incredible work with the Baltimore City community, she began work as the Director of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) at the Maryland Department of Health.

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Exploring Health

MARCH 12, 2025

A Tanzanian nurse on the screen explains the latest results from a hospitals new maternal health information system that Spangler helped implement. Spanglers passion for global health started at the age of 20, when she decided to pool her savings to study in Guatemala. She is already deeply immersed in a Zoom call.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Pervasive bias in the health system against patients with disabilities became glaringly apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were also troubling reports, such as one by NPR correspondent Joseph Shapiro , of hospitalized people with disabilities being pressured to agree to do-not-resuscitate orders.

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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Researchers at Boston Childrens Hospital will conduct a national survey of U.S. The couple discusses the support and strategies that helped them navigate the healthcare system and their advice for other trans people interested in starting a family. A total of $2.4 Who should listen to MCH Bridges?

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Having led the Global Women’s Health program at The George Institute as Program Manager, Kelly has more than five years of experience overseeing research on the health of women across the lifespan. Kelly is currently serving as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Global Women’s Health.

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HEALTHBEAT

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Woodhull Medical Center is an NYC Health + Hospitals facility between Brooklyns Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick neighborhoods. In September, a pregnant woman who emigrated from Latin America six years ago arrived at Brooklyns Woodhull Medical Center, one of 11 city-run public hospitals.

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NC Health News

JANUARY 29, 2025

The presidential directives have paused work at federal health research agencies, ordered employees from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop working with the World Health Organization and attempted to block the flow of federal grants and loans.

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