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Dejado Atrás: Monolingual Spanish Speakers in Rural America Face a COVID-19 Information Gap

Dejado Atrás: Monolingual Spanish Speakers in Rural America Face a COVID-19 Information Gap

by Karli Goldenberg | Dec 22, 2020 | Health, Topics

Monolingual Spanish speakers throughout the Midwest are contracting COVID-19 at a higher rate than their white counterparts. A trifecta of larger senior populations, more residents with chronic health conditions without access to healthcare and having large...
FDA Scientists Offer Insights on Most Effective Masks

FDA Scientists Offer Insights on Most Effective Masks

by Jay Silver | Nov 12, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — As the United State grapples with coronavirus surges, scientists at the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday presented an array of mask types that scientists have found to be effective. “From March of this year, we embarked on updating that...
New Law Extends VA Mental Health Counseling to More Guard and Reserve Members

New Law Extends VA Mental Health Counseling to More Guard and Reserve Members

by Arnab Mondal | Oct 23, 2020 | Featured, Health

President Donald Trump has signed into law a pair of bills that could be crucial in preventing suicides among veterans. According to the Department of Veteran Affairs, more than 6,100 veterans died by suicide in 2017, the most recent year for which data is available....
Pelosi “Optimistic” On Stimulus Deal Before Election Day; Obstacles Remain

Pelosi “Optimistic” On Stimulus Deal Before Election Day; Obstacles Remain

by Amanda Rooker | Oct 22, 2020 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats and the White House are close to a deal that would provide relief to Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders are less optimistic....
Pelosi “hopeful” House will vote today on $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill

Pelosi “hopeful” House will vote today on $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill

by Amanda Rooker | Oct 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health, Politics

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she “hopes” the House can vote on the Democrats’ $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, but that there are still sticking points on tax policy and state and local aid in the negotiations with...
Lawmakers clash over protective measures for essential immigrant workers

Lawmakers clash over protective measures for essential immigrant workers

by Augusta Saraiva | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Health, Immigration

WASHINGTON — In a country where nearly one-third of all doctors are foreign-born, immigrants have been at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship said Wednesday that undocumented...
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