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Hollings researcher identifies that lack of insurance is worse than age in affecting poor cancer outcomes
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May issue of Health Affairs. This work, a joint effort between Silvestri and researchers at the American Cancer Society, highlights the current dire barrier in medical care: Many people cannot take advantage of the newer potentially lifesaving treatments due to the high costs.
Silvestri said the research began last year, inspired by the hotly debated topic of expanding Medicare insurance coverage to those under 65. Using the National Cancer Database, which contained data collected between 2004 through 2016 from over 1.2 million cancer patients, Silvestri began investigating lung cancer outcomes based on insurance status and age.
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Medicaid expansion revived despite flood of misinformation
Sen. Anthony Bouchard (R-Cheyenne) holds up a carrot during a hearing on Medicaid expansion May 10, 2021. Bouchard said that accepting incentives from the federal government to expand Medicaid would be akin to “taking the carrot” from the federal government. (Screenshot/Wyoming Legislature)
The Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee voted to revive Medicaid expansion Tuesday afternoon, setting it up for yet another hearing in Cheyenne.
The 9-5 vote came after a full day of hearings and testimony punctuated with emotional appeals from Wyoming residents urging lawmakers to revive last session’s House Bill 162 – Medical treatment opportunity act, in a future session.
Medical Anthropologist Anahí Viladrich Addresses Why COVID Sparked Anti-Asian Hate and What to Do About It
Anahí Viladrich (Photo courtesy of Viladrich)
By Lida Tunesi
As a medical anthropologist who studies race, ethnicity, and public health, Professor
Anahí Viladrich (GC/Queens, Sociology) felt a need to speak out against the outbreak of stigma against Chinese and East Asian populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I was shocked by the stigmatizing discourse of the Trump administration,” Viladrich told The Graduate Center, “along with the hate-based messages, discrimination, and violence against Asian communities. I clearly found an escalating trend there and felt that I needed to understand it better, and contribute somehow to raising awareness about the root causes of the symbolic violence ingrained in white supremacy discourses and practices.”
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Dover, DE – Some of America’s leading non-profit cannabis policy experts convened for a special panel to dispel common myths associated with cannabis as a bill to end prohibition moves towards victory in Dover.
Delaware’s Cannabis Policy Coalition, which includes the Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network, Delaware NORML, and twenty other local organizations, hosted a myth-busting public forum to address concerns and misconceptions surrounding cannabis and Delaware’s adult-use legalization bill, HB150.
The event featured a lively discussion about DUI, workplace safety, non-medical underage possession and prevention, and several other topics that opponents frequently point to as reasons for lawmakers to vote against legalization.