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Confused by what your doctor tells you? A new study discovers how communication gaps between doctors and patients can be cured

A new study identifies significant language barriers between doctors and their patients. ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty Images by Dean Schillinger, University of California, San Francisco and Nicholas...

End-of-life conversations can be hard, but your loved ones will thank you

Recording memories and ideas for a memorial service can help you craft your own legacy. Lauren Mulligan/Moment via Getty Images by Deborah Carr, Boston University Death –...

Take Charge of Your Health Today. Be Informed. Be Involved.

HIV/AIDS Stigma and Prevention   by Esther Bush  This month’s “Take Charge of Your Health Today. Be Informed. Be Involved.” page addresses an important topic—the prevention of...

HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence

With the introduction of antiretroviral drugs years ago, contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is no longer the death sentence it used to be....

Addressing racism against Black women in health care key to ending HIV epidemic

When Black patients are treated by Black doctors, they have better health outcomes – but fewer than 6 in 100 American doctors are Black. The...

The US doesn’t have enough faculty to train the next generation of nurses

Some nursing programs had to turn away students because of a shortage of faculty and clinical sites. FatCamera/E+ Collection via Getty Images by Rayna M....

Fewer diabetes patients are picking up their insulin prescriptions

The pandemic has made it harder for diabetes patients to receive the ongoing care they need. Maskot/Maskot via Getty Images – another way the pandemic has...

Health care, voting rights and pandemic recovery at stake in Georgia’s runoff election

by Marc Morial (TriceEdneyWire.com)—“Support for the majority-vote plan reinforced the moderate segregationist position. It did not remove anyone’s right to cast a ballot, but it...

What’s at stake with Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

by Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Republicans’ rush to fill the vacant U.S. Supreme Court seat before the election is a terrible threat to Black people’s civil rights...

Harris and Pence spar over economy and race in VP debate

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vice President Mike Pence effectively evaded question after question and claimed that there’s no systemic racism...

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