Health

Hospital Honors Trailblazing Surgeon With Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D. Outpatient Center

Johns Hopkins Hospital will rename its outpatient center to honor former cardiac surgeon Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., a trailblazer for Black medical professionals.

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Delaware State Receives $217,000 from ED for Mental Health Initiatives

Delaware State University has been awarded $217,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to support two mental health initiatives.

Delaware State University is one of four historically Black colleges and universities recently awarded grant funds supporting initiatives to establish mental health first aid education programs and campus mobile crisis response teams following campus bomb threats in 2022.

Meharry School of Dentistry to Launch Innovation Center for Dental Technology and Education

Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry will be launching a new innovation center for dental technology and education, slated to open in the next year.

Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry is launching an innovation center for dental technology and education to establish five new examination rooms.

FASHP Declares A National Crisis in Low Number of Men of Color in Health Care Professions

The low number of historically underrepresented men of color in health care professions has been declared a national crisis by the Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions.

Study: Applicants, Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools Increasingly From Higher Income Households

In recent years, applicants and matriculants to U.S. medical schools have increasingly come from households with higher incomes, according to a Yale-led study.

Onondaga Community College to Engage in $32 Million School of Health Expansion

Onondaga Community College will be using $32 million to strengthen and expand its school of health.

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Study: Number of Surgeries on Black, Latino, and Asian Children Lower Than on White Children

There are fewer surgeries on Black, Latino, and Asian children than on white children in the U.S., according to a University of Texas Southwestern study.

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BIPOC Mental Health Month Highlights an Increasingly Prominent Issue

July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month and medical organizations, advocacy groups, and the U.S. government are highlighting the unique mental health needs of BIPOC individuals and trying to find solutions.

North Carolina Institutions Awarded $2.3 Million to Study How to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes

N.C. A&T and UNC Chapel Hill were awarded a $2.3 million grant to study how to improve outcomes among women who are more likely to experience pregnancy complications due to poor heart health.

Minoritized Students, Already Stressed, Now Worry About Abortion

Experts worry that overturning Roe v. Wade may have an impact on the mental health of college students.

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Responding to Desperate Need for More Health Care Workers

In the wake of the pandemic, new efforts are underway to increase the health care workforce.

Several Universities Extend Employee Deadline for COVID-19 Vaccination After New Guidance from White House

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A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics

American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.

A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics