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May 2, 2024
Yale's Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, named to TIME100 Lists of Most Influential People in the World
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Stem Announces First Quarter 2024 Results
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Metropolitan Celebrates Four Innovative, Water-Saving Projects
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of 2024
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ACCO Brands Reports First Quarter Results
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GROUNDBREAKING STUDY REVEALS HEIGHTENED CONSUMER DEMAND FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN ADVERTISING RESULTING IN UP TO 10X INCREASE IN SA
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Inclusive Workforce Pathways Emerge as the Cornerstone for Corporate Resilience
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Canada and Blue Jays teaming up to renovate Mary Dorothy Jacobs Memorial Park baseball diamond in Curve Lake First Nation
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Adtalem Global Education Fiscal Third Quarter 2024 Results; Guidance Raised
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SES AI Reports First Quarter 2024 Earnings Results; Affirms 2024 Outlook
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Afya Limited Announces Entering Into a Share Purchase Agreement for the Acquisition of Unidompedro and Faculdade Dom Luiz
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Brookdale Management to Participate in Two Investor Conferences in May 2024
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University of Phoenix Professional Development Hosts Webinar on How Organizations Can Integrate Traditional Titles With a Skills
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1863 Ventures Founder and General Partner Melissa Bradley, Honored with Prestigious John Carroll Award
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Willdan Group Reports First Quarter Results
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First Horizon Bank Teaches Financial Literacy Skills to more than 7,000 Students
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UMC Passes Historic Changes for our LGBTQ+ Family
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Sustainability Accelerating Investor Appetite in the Environmental Sector
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Clearwater Living's Clearwater Newport Beach Named Best 55+ Luxury Assisted Living Community in Annual SAGE Awards
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Apogee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
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Company Pulls Racist Skin Care Ad
August 19, 2011
Skin care company Nivea has apologized for an advertisement they placed in Esquire that featured a clean cut Black male throwing a mask of a face with an Afro and beard with the title “Look Like You Give a Damn. Re-civilize Yourself.†The ad for Nivea for Men appeared in the September issue of Esquire magazine. Reactions came ...
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Patient Navigators Help Reduce Cancer Care Disparities
August 17, 2011
Past research shows that minorities suffer higher rates of advanced cancer and deaths from all types of cancer compared to whites. Health Behavior News Service reports in an article in the August issue of Cancer, the role of “patient navigator†is emerging as a tool to address these disparities. ...
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Conference Focuses On Minorities In Foster Care
August 05, 2011
Child welfare advocates and experts gathered at Brown University for a forum focusing on racial disparities in the country's foster care and juvenile justice systems. The focus of the conference was why minority children are more likely to removed from their homes by child welfare officials than white children. ...
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Policy Change Aims To Lessen Health Care Disparities
August 04, 2011
To help address serious racial and economic disparities in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the United States, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today released a policy statement that outlines specific provisions of 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the potential to reduce these disparities. ASCO’s statement makes recommendations to ensure that such provisions ...
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Dermatologists Stress Early Skin Care For People Of Color
August 04, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that by the year 2050, more than half the U.S. population will have skin of color. Recognizing this trend, dermatologists are educating the public about the different ways that common skin conditions appear in various skin tones. For people of color particularly, dermatologists are stressing the ...
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In Arizona Aftermath, States Steer Clear Of Immigration Fight
August 02, 2011
A year after SB 1070 took effect, states nationwide are turning away from similar bills, fearing the financial and political fallout seen in Arizona and the consequences that anti-immigrant legislation could have in their own backyards, according to a New America Media report. “Arizona was a wake up call for other states,†said Elena Lacayo, field coordinator with the Immigration Policy Project at the National Council ...
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Webinar Addresses Cultural Obstacles In Hospice Care
July 15, 2011
The Hospice Foundation of America, a non-profit end of life care organization, has developed "Addressing Cultural Diversity in Hospice Care," a free online webinar that looks at how, and why, different cultures may, or may not, utilize hospice. The online tutorial aims to prepare and equip hospice organizations ...
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Neurologists Address Disparities In Stroke Care
July 14, 2011
Significant disparities in stroke treatment and prevention exist for racial and ethnic minorities, writes Dr. Salvador Cruz-Flores for Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Dr. Cruz-Flores adds, "Awareness, education and prevention are the keys to closing this health care gap." Cruz-Flores, ...
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Study: Stereotypes Can Affect Doctor Care Of Parkinson's Patients
July 06, 2011
Cultural, ethnic and gender stereotypes can significantly distort clinical judgments about "facially masked" patients with Parkinson's disease, according to a newly published study from researchers at Tufts University, Brandeis University and the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. ...
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House Rejects GOP Bill To Terminate Election Assistance Commission
June 22, 2011
The Congressional Tri-Caucus members denounced Republican efforts to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, the agency Congress created in the wake of the debacle in Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Elections Subcommittee Ranking Member and Congressional Hispanic Caucus ...
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Black Heart Attack Victims Wait Longer For Specialized Care
June 21, 2011
Black patients having a heart attack wait longer at hospitals than white patients to get advanced procedures that will restore blood flow to their hearts, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. The differences in care may be explained by hospital quality, rather than the race of individual patients. ...
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Report: Black Dieters Watch Their Weight For General Wellness
June 08, 2011
According to the latest research from Mintel, more Black adults who are watching their diet are doing so for health reasons, not to lose weight ...
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How Minority-Owned Small Businesses Benefit From Health Care Reform
June 08, 2011
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act will make a real difference to the competitiveness of minority-owned small businesses. ...
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Redistricting No Longer A Black-White Issue In Virginia
June 08, 2011
The group, Virginia New Majority, says the map approved by Board of County Supervisors in April does not reflect the county’ s demographics. ...
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Health Care Quality Gaps And Disparities Persist Nationwide
June 01, 2011
Among minority and low-income Americans, the level of health care quality and access to services remained unfavorable. ...
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Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Stroke Care
May 27, 2011
The panel said there also are disparities between whites and minorities in the knowledge of risk factors, awareness of stroke signs and symptoms. ...
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Best Way To Save Medicare, Offer It To Everyone
May 23, 2011
Proposals to privatize Medicare have been met with such fierce opposition, because it was revealed that privatization meant much higher out-of-pocket costs for seniors. ...
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Ex-Rwanda Generals Sentenced For Genocide
May 18, 2011
The International Criminal Tribunal found two former Rwandan generals guilty Tuesday in the country's 1994 slaughter of Tutsis and moderate Hutus. ...
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AZ's Immigration Bill Could Face Long Road To Supreme Court
May 13, 2011
“It’s highly unlikely that the Supreme Court would take the case at this point,†said MALDEF president, Thomas A. Saenz. ...
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Healthcare Reform Will Insure 27M Women
May 12, 2011
"This report shows how rapidly rising healthcare costs and lagging incomes are leaving increasing numbers of women unable to afford health insurance and healthcare." ...
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Hospice Care Linked To Local Area's Household Income
May 10, 2011
The building of community hospices is often funded through charity and this is one possible explanation for the disparities seen in the study. ...
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Genes, Not Race, Determine Donor Kidney Survival
May 10, 2011
“It’s been long observed that kidneys taken from some black donors just don’t last as long as those taken from non-black donors." ...
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Racial Disparities Still Exist In Colorectal Cancer Screening Despite Increased Medicare Coverage
April 28, 2011
Blacks and Hispanics less likely than whites to receive screening. Disparities persisted after increased colorectal screening coverage. ...
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Will Minorities Be Left Out Of Health-Care Law Provision?
April 27, 2011
Wealthy hospitals and practices may “cherry-pick†similar, wealthy institutions and avoid poor and minority-heavy patient populations in order to lower costs. ...
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Blacks More Willing to Exhaust Financial Resources for More Cancer Care
April 26, 2011
People in minority groups, especially black Americans, are more willing than their white counterparts to exhaust their personal financial resources to prolong life. ...
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TX Dems Eye Ex-General For U.S. Senate
April 19, 2011
"He's the one guy who could unite the Hispanic vote," Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes said. "He'll get the conservative Hispanic businessman." ...
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Poll: Most Don't Perceive Disparities In Hospital Care
April 12, 2011
A majority of the public thinks that African Americans get the same (60%) or better quality of care (2%) as Whites do when they are hospitalized. ...
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Blacks Have Vested Interest In Budget Cuts To Health Care
April 07, 2011
One in four black Americans between the ages of 18 and 64 get their health insurance from the government. ...
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Gays Fear Elder Abuse In Longterm Care Facilities
April 05, 2011
"Our hope is that this report provokes thought, raises critical questions, and compels future systematic research." ...
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Senators Voice Opposition To Women's Health Care Cuts
April 04, 2011
The letter also expresses the Senators’ opposition to the provision in the House-passed Continuing Resolution that cuts Planned Parenthood health centers off. ...
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