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Meet the medical student using her voice to combat health care disparities 

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Meet the medical student using her voice to combat health care disparities 

In honor of Pride Month, NBC Out is highlighting and celebrating a new generation of LGBTQ trailblazers, creators and newsmakers. Visit our full #Pride30 list here. The discrimination that Black and LGBTQ people have faced in the health care system is what inspired medical student Mikiko Thelwell to find her calling. “It wasn’t until after…

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A WNY merger to reduce health disparities, a $34M project in Batavia and Kaleida board changes | Business Local

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
A WNY merger to reduce health disparities, a M project in Batavia and Kaleida board changes | Business Local

Combined firm would take aim at health disparities Two Western New York nonprofit organizations that have partnered on past initiatives are joining forces – a combination that will look to leverage a network of community-based groups and health data to take a bite out of this area’s health inequities.  Under an agreement announced June 9,…

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Leftist Language Policing Won’t Fix Health Disparities

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Leftist Language Policing Won’t Fix Health Disparities

Last week, during a White House press briefing on COVID-19, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky urged Americans to get jabs for their kids. “We know that vaccination helps to decrease community transmission,” she said, “and protect those who are most vulnerable.” Her message was succinct, accurate, and easy to understand. But it was at odds with…

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