News 2016
Meet the Man Who Proved That Discrimination Can Make You Physically Sick
David Williams, Ph.D., outside of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dr. David Williams pioneered three ways to prove the links between discrimination and poor health.
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Health Law Expanded Coverage For Ex-Inmates, But Gaps Remain
Men leave prison with an uncertain health future
Insurance expansion in the early stages of the Affordable Care Act's implementation boosted coverage for ex-prisoners but still left substantial gaps among a population with high rates of mental illness and chronic diseases such as hepatitis and diabetes, new research shows.
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Candidates Decry High Drug Prices, But They Have Few Options For Voters
The rising cost of prescription drugs gets the attention of the presidential candidates
In this year's presidential campaign, health care has taken a back seat. But one issue appears to be breaking through: the rising cost of prescription drugs.
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In This Issue
The largest HIV/AIDS conference in the United States, the USCA, was held last week in Hollywood, Florida. On Friday, I participated in a plenary titled "Convergence".
Black AIDS Institute Breaks "BAD" on the Beach at the USCA 2016
Christopher Wilson-Smith, Black AIDS Institute Prevention and Care Manager, being "BAD" on the beach
The Black AIDS Institute took the 2016 United States Conference on AIDS by storm in South Florida last week.
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- What's Your Story?
- Baltimore Draws 10-Year Blueprint To Cut Racial Health Disparities
- Statement from Philip LoBue, M.D., Director, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC
- San Francisco 49ers Pledge $1 Million to Social Justice Orgs