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MATTER officially opens, boosting healthcare innovation

WebGovernor Bruce Rauner, Senator Dick Durbin and Mayor Rahm Emanuel marked the official opening of MATTER, Chicago’s new entrepreneurship and innovation …

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Urban Indian Healthcare

WebSeven in 10 Native Americans live in urban areas and face health inequities that were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges faced by urban …

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how helpful are self-monitoring tools for …

Web“What self-monitoring really is, in the end, is the ability for us to think about our mental health and where we are in a moment,” said Lisa Razzano, an associate professor of …

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Green chemistry: preventive healthcare for the environment

WebThe fifth principle of green chemistry calls for safer solvents because, more often than not, they contribute to the overall toxicity of a final product or byproduct. …

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Medill students meet with reporters at health care reporting …

WebAs America’s opioid crisis intensifies, necessitating treatment for more than 20 million people, stakeholders clash on potential solutions. A panel discussion about the …

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Native American veterans encompass resilience, overcome health …

WebOne of the largest challenges facing Native female veterans is the distance it takes to reach health care services provided by the VA. This holds true for Natives living …

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As maternal mortality rates increase, medical professionals, moms …

WebBlack women are at greatest risk of dying from pregnancy-related complications. Emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence and remote patient monitoring devices, are …

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Senators look for healthcare crisis solutions amid minority worker

WebWASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) — Senators and medical professionals met Thursday to find solutions to the growing healthcare crisis and the acute shortage of minority healthcare …

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Amanda Woerner says Women’s Health website filled a void in …

WebBy Erin Warwood Medill Reports How long will the COVID-19 pandemic last? What’s it like to fall ill with the virus? And why is it called “coronavirus”? Amanda …

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Health clinics serving Native Americans in cities grapple with …

WebHealth-care organizations that support Native Americans living in urban areas receive minimal federal funding, even though more than 70 percent of the U.S. Native …

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Maternal health crisis worsened during the pandemic

WebThe maternal death rate for Hispanic or Latina women in 2019 was 12.6, lower than White women. But it increased significantly during the pandemic to 27.5 in …

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Professionals work to break mental health stigma in sports

WebBy Zoe Collins Rath. Medill Reports. Social workers and therapists like Stephanie Adams and Natalie Graves work to break the stigma of depression and mental …

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9/11 health bill backers press Congress

WebThe stories here were reported, written and produced by Northwestern University graduate journalism students in the Washington program of the Medill School …

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Transportation is main source of air pollution affecting children in

WebBy Diana Giambona Medill Reports Children play on the swings, go down the slides, spin on the small merry-go-rounds and play ball at Harrison Park in Pilsen. It …

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Mayor Lightfoot is trying to rejuvenate Chicago’s mental health …

WebBy Maura Turcotte Medill Reports It began with a 15-year-old boy shooting a 7-year-old girl on Halloween. Then, over the course of a month, seven more residents of Chicago’s …

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Electronic health records help the healing

WebHuge potential in health care technology. With patients reaping tangible benefits from electronic records, Chicago’s investors, entrepreneurs and innovators are …

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Failing healthcare on the island of Vieques

WebMedill Reports. Thousands of concrete blocks are lined up, side by side, on the edges of Luis Muñoz Rivera Plaza in Vieques, a tiny island in Puerto Rico. Some of …

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Roster crunch: Shortage of spots in the WNBA leads to …

WebMedill Reports. With the New York Liberty trailing by 26 points in a meaningless preseason contest, rookie Jaylyn Sherrod entered the game and immediately bodied up …

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Large-scale equity solutions needed to eliminate root causes of

Web By Liam Bohen-Meissner Housing alone is not a solution for eliminating homelessness, emphasized participants in a panel on “Homelessness in America: The …

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