![Undocumented immigrants sought far less health care after Trump launched his campaign, new study shows]()
by Dalia Faheid | Mar 22, 2021 | Featured, Health, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Undocumented immigrants were less likely to visit primary care physicians after former President Trump launched his presidential campaign in 2015, according to a March study — suggesting his rhetoric had a chilling effect, experts said, that could make...
![Amid uncertainty, a DACA health care worker eyes a brighter future]()
by Dalia Faheid | Mar 22, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
As a researcher at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Miguel Chavez starts his days forming tissues from stem cells at 4 a.m. so he can get home in time for his virtual medical school interviews. In the back of his mind, Chavez is terrified of infecting his...
![Bipartisan group of lawmakers see carbon capture as answer to climate change]()
by Nicholas Portuondo | Mar 21, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Republican members of Congress have had a busy few months lambasting President Joe Biden’s early climate actions — halting the Keystone XL pipeline and pausing oil and gas leases on federal land — but there is one area where the...
by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Mar 21, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured, Topics
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said cities need to do more to change systemic inequities that have become exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and pointed to his city’s COVID-19 relief programs for businesses that target historically underresourced areas. Speaking at...
![Sudden Death of South Korea’s First Trans Soldier Sparks Military to Step Forward to Inclusion]()
by Hangyun Kim | Mar 21, 2021 | Featured, National Security
SEOUL – South Korea’s Minister of National Defense Suh Wook said research on military service by transgender individuals is necessary, a milestone in the LGBTQ rights movement in one of the least inclusive countries in East Asia where even the incumbent president, a...
by Jay Silver | Mar 19, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Some New York passenger and freight rail associations are asking the administration President Joe Biden for infrastructure changes while also outlining plans to keep customers and workers safe following the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups are also promoting...
