A survey of uninsured patients at a large free medical clinic in South Florida identified barriers to skin cancer prevention in minority and immigrant populations, including a lack of knowledge, the belief that dark skin ...
Sep 15, 2016
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For thousands of consumers, proving they are legal U.S. residents so they can keep their Obamacare plans can be a bigger health care challenge than affording them.
Sep 9, 2016
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Even when we know better, we often rely on inaccurate or misleading information to make future decisions. But why are we so easily influenced by false statements such as "vaccinations cause autism" or "30 million illegal ...
Aug 23, 2016
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European countries should not adopt Australia's immigration system, with its emphasis on deterrence, warn ethicists in a special issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics, dedicated to global medical ethics.
Jun 27, 2016
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Regular breast cancer screening can save women's lives by detecting cancer at an early, treatable stage. Mandana Vahabi's research has shown that immigrant women in Ontario have lower breast cancer screening rates overall ...
May 2, 2016
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Immigrant groups experience a high incidence of mental illness. Hannah Jongsma (Department of Psychiatry) is looking at data from an international study of the distribution of psychotic disorders. She suggests that 'psychosocial ...
Apr 4, 2016
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Two-thirds of the Californians who didn't have health insurance in 2014 were actually eligible for coverage, but many did not enroll because of the high cost, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy ...
Mar 31, 2016
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A study led by SUNY Downstate Medical Center has found increased risk of obesity among Filipino immigrants living in the New York City metropolitan area. The findings were published in the January/March issue of the journal, ...
Feb 29, 2016
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Walt Whitlow was under treatment for cancer when he got an unwelcome surprise.
Feb 15, 2016
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The United States will not specifically screen those entering the country for the Zika virus because so many of those infected do not have symptoms, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.
Feb 12, 2016
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