New America Media: Health

Young Doctors Flock to New Specialty-- End-of-Life Care

San Jose Mercury News, News Report, April Dembosky, Posted: Feb 10, 2012

American medicine is preparing for our aging population by offering a new specialty in end-of-life care. But doctors flocking to the field are mostly young.

Physician Founds Think Tank to Innovate Healthcare for Poor

India-West, News Report, Sunita Sohrabji, Posted: Feb 07, 2012

Los Angeles physician Dr. Rishi Manchanda is set to launch his HealthBegins, a social networking platform to help doctors determine the deficiencies in their patients' lives that contribute to their illness.

Report Finds Millions of Families Three Months From Poverty

Equal Voice News , News Report, Susannah Nesmith , Posted: Feb 06, 2012

A new report, “America’s Youngest Outcasts,” shows homelessness rapidly growing for families with children.

Ethnic Experts Say Strengthen, Don't Cut, Social Security

New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Feb 06, 2012

Experts on an aging say a new report on ethnic elders and Social Security shows Washington needs to improve the program’s fairness, not cut it.

Should Black Women Defend Abortion Rights?

The Miami Times, News Analysis, Kaila Heard, Posted: Feb 05, 2012

Higher abortion rates among African American women are a symptom of massive health care disparities.

Komen Reversal a Victory for Latina Fight Against Breast Cancer

New America Media, Commentary, Jessica González-Rojas , Posted: Feb 03, 2012

The Komen Foundation’s decision to reinstate funding for Planned Parenthood focuses attention on Latinas’ need for access to breast cancer screening.

Study: California Women “Falling Behind”—and Held Back by Budget Cuts

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Feb 03, 2012

A new report shows that California’s younger and older women have been especially hit by the recession and are being held back even more by state budget cuts.

School Nurses Become Medical Safety Net

Vida en El Valle , News Report, Rebecca Plevin, Posted: Feb 03, 2012

Nurses in California’s San Joaquín Valley schools are often children’s only medical providers in the wake of the recession and budget cuts.

Arizona Bill Would Bar Shackling of Mothers Giving Birth

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: Feb 03, 2012

Arizona’s shackling of incarcerated women in labor jeopardizes the health of mother and baby. GOP legislators are proposing bills to halt the practice.

Komen Decision May Deny Care For Latinas

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, News Report, Posted: Feb 02, 2012

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation’s decision to discontinue funds to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer prevention is "potentially deadly for Latinas.