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There are parallels between COVID and HIV. Despite effective treatment and prevention tools, preventable deaths continue because of difficulties reaching out to and educating people about the tools. And even as the country seems determined to move on fro

Despite effective treatments, HIV drags on. Experts warn COVID may face the same fate

Apr 19, 2022
HIV remains a problem in the U.S. because people don't use life-saving prevention and treatments. COVID is heading down the same path. Here are insights from people fighting on the frontlines of HIV.
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We're not dying of metastatic breast cancer. We're living with it

Dec 12, 2021
Getting diagnosed with incurable breast cancer didn't end this reporter's life — it just marked a new chapter. She and others with the diagnosis have insights that might help you, too.
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With the U.S. Capitol in the background, thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in downtown Washington, D.C., during the Women's March on Saturday.

5th Women's March focuses on reproductive rights after new Texas abortion law

Oct 02, 2021
The first such march was held the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017. Thousands of people were expected to turn out in hundreds of cities across the nation on Saturday.
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Many of the changes in health care that happened during the pandemic are likely here to stay, such as conferring with doctors online more frequently about medication and other treatments.

How Health Care In The U.S. May Change After COVID: An Optimist's Outlook

May 13, 2021
Doctors meeting patients where they are. The use of technology in truly innovative ways. These are among the many positive changes brought by the pandemic, Dr. Shantanu Nundy argues in a new book.
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"One of the greatest gifts is to feel alive while you are alive," Katherine Standefer says. She writes about her experiences living with an implantable cardiac defibrillator in<em> Lightning Flowers.</em>

Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

Nov 10, 2020
Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.
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Nevadans Of Color Suffering Most From COVID-19, New Study Finds

Sep 04, 2020

Across the country, COVID-19 has been hitting communities of color the hardest.

National data show African-Americans are more likely to die of the disease.

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Southern Nevada Health District Report: Black, Asian, Pacific Islander COVID-19 Patients Dying At Higher Rates Than White, Hispanic Patients

Apr 17, 2020

The Southern Nevada Health District released a report Friday with demographic information on coronavirus patients in Clark County.

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COVID-19 Threatens Reno's Unsheltered Population And Service Providers

Mar 25, 2020

The coronavirus has arrived in Nevada, triggering a mandate from Governor Steve Sisolak that all non-essential business

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A new survey of Americans across all income brackets captures some surprising views about the experience and expectations of economic success in the U.S. today.

Is There Hope For The American Dream? What Americans Think About Income Inequality

Jan 09, 2020
A new survey of Americans across all income brackets captures some surprising views about their economic experience and expectations of success.
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In States, Democrats Start Delivering On Health Care Pledges

Jan 12, 2019

SEATTLE (AP) — Riding the momentum from November's elections, Democratic leaders in the states are wasting no time delivering on their biggest campaign promise — to expand access to health care and make it more affordable.

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Munoz works in the radiology department at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He also serves as a volunteer interpreter between English-speaking doctors and Spanish-speaking patients. <em></em>

With Scarce Access To Interpreters, Immigrants Struggle To Understand Doctors' Orders

Aug 15, 2018
Despite laws guaranteeing access to health care, non-English speakers in the U.S. often rely on family and friends as ad hoc interpreters — and may misunderstand what doctors think they're conveying.
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