by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Sep 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health
For Scott Tekesky, his time stationed at an Army base on Oahu, Hawaii, far from his family, prepared him for the isolation of sheltering in place in his suburban Atlanta home for months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “When you’re in the continental...
by Nicole Girten, Emine Yücel and Zhihui Xing | Sep 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health
Data from the U.S Food and Drug Administration shows people of color, especially Black Americans, are recruited for drug trials at substantially lower rates than white Americans. 75% of cardiovascular drug trials reported from 2015 to 2019 had major racial...
by Xurui Tan | Aug 28, 2020 | Health
Racial disparities within the mental health system are being exacerbated during the pandemic, according to experts. Minorities, especially Asian Americans, need more attention and funding to help raise awareness about mental health and address mental illness. “People...
by Amy Sokolow | Aug 28, 2020 | Featured, Health
The Trump administration has loosened restrictions on insurance coverage for telemedicine so doctors’ offices are able to bill for virtual appointments just as they do for office appointments. But some patient advocates worry that barriers still remain for seniors,...
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by Megan Sauer | Aug 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health
Marissa Robbins, a surgical physician’s assistant at Rochester General Hospital, has always invested in her mental health — she sees a therapist, exercises and spends time with her family every Sunday to cope with the everyday stress of her job. That all changed in...
by Xurui Tan | Jul 28, 2020 | Featured, Health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a new food safety initiative —called the New Era of Smarter Food Safety — that aims to use technology to better trace foodborne illness. “The most encouraging aspect of this is that FDA really has innovative and...
