Tag: health care
Sickle Cell Patients Suffer Discrimination, Poor Care — And Shorter Lives
By Jenny Gold
Kaiser Health News
NeDina Brocks-Capla sits in her kitchen in San Francisco. Her son Kareem Jones died at age 36 from sickle cell...
Poll: Americans Avoid Planning For Serious Illness
By Melissa Bailey
Kaiser Health News
“I’ll deal with it tomorrow. The perpetual tomorrow.”
That’s what one person told a pollster, encapsulating how Americans avoid planning ahead for...
Lynneice Washington beat breast cancer and now she nurtures others
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Lynneice Washington remembers the time as one filled with challenges in her life. She was campaigning for a district judge...
United Way supports families fighting through disabilities
By Pat Byington
Bhamnow.com
Eryca Lewis and her son, Kylin, have a special bond. That’s the first thing you notice about them. It’s seen in the...
Inspired by his wife’s selfless example, Tracey Muhammad teaches others about...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
After his wife was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, Tracey Muhammad asked one of the doctors present how he could...
Baby Boomers and Hepatitis C
By Glenn Ellis
Most of us have seen the commercials on television stating that people born from 1945 to 1965 have the highest rate of...
Patient Navigators Slice Red-Tape To Battle Health Disparities
By Kristian Foden-Vencil
Oregon Public Broadcasting/ Kaiser Health News
When a receptionist hands out a form to fill out at a doctor’s office, the questions are...
Minorities more likely to receive ineffective care
By Michelle Andrews
Kaiser Health News
Minority patients face a double whammy: Not only are they more likely to miss out on effective medical treatments than...
Obesity increasing among young people
Special to the Times
Obesity rising in nations rich and poor, especially in kids
The global obesity problem now affects 1 in 10 people in the...
Glenn Ellis: Quality Health Care Problematic in U.S. prisons
By Glenn Ellis
Healthcare is a huge issue for people in jail and prison.
There are currently 2.4 million people in American prisons. This number has...