Tag Archives: Health
OBAMACARE BATTLE. ALSO, FOOD STAMPS IN PERIL.
The Republican-led House of Representatives voted to defund the Affordable Care Act, sparking a battle that could shut down the federal government. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) followed up with a marathon filibuster speech against “Obamacare” in the Senate. Still, the Senate agreed to consider a bill that will keep the government temporarily open. Current funding […]
MODERN ILLS, OLD MEDICINE.
Because of poor diet, alcohol consumption and obesity, American Indians have the highest diabetes rate among all population groups in the U.S. and one of the highest rates in the world. They die at three times the rate of the general population from the disease. In response, health and cultural organizations in California -home to […]
THE AMAZING STORY OF DR. QUIÑONES.
As a 5-year old boy in the Mexican border town of Mexicali, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa sold food to truckers at gas stations to help his family. As a teenager, he jumped the border fence to join family members in the U.S. Quiñones worked without documents as a cotton picker and other hardworking jobs. Quiñones worked his […]
ABORTION BANS AND LATINA HEALTH.
After Texas passed a controversial law that further criminalizes abortions, advocates for Latinas say the law will limit access to vital preventive health services like Pap smear and breast cancer exams for 2.5 million Latinas, who are among the least likely to be insured. Meantime, in California, Bakersfield’s city council is preparing to vote on […]
HELPING IMMIGRANT DOCTORS.
A dire shortage of health care workers is only expected to grow when millions are expected to gain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. To help meet the critical need for bilingual health care professionals, there are some efforts to help immigrants health workers who were trained in their home countries to get back […]
HEALTH MADE EASY.
A premier Latino doctor joins this edition to discuss how to make the most of your life and maintain your youth, even in old age. Dr. Elmer Huerta shares tips from his book “Health Made Easy/La salud hecho facil” on eating healthily, getting enough exercise and managing stress. Guest: Dr. Elmer Huerta, Author, Your […]
SHORTAGE OF LATINO NURSES.
Demand for health care services is expected to balloon in the next year, due to the expanded insurance coverage of millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act and the aging of baby boomers. However, the critical shortage of doctors, nurses and other health professionals continues all across the U.S., especially in rural areas and […]
STATES OPT OUT OF MEDICAID EXPANSION.
The Affordable Care Act seeks to insure millions of currently uninsured, low income adults through the expansion of the Medicaid program. While California is one of 28 states that are expanding Medicaid, Texas, Idaho and others are planning to ignore the call to expand the coverage next year, forgoing billions in federal funds, and potentially […]
“YOUNG INVINCIBLES.”
Millions of young adults currently lack health insurance. Many of these 19 to 25 year olds are called the “young invincibles” because they may feel that they do not need insurance because they are less likely to get sick than older Americans. Yet, a recent poll says that young adults do worry about paying medical […]
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN TEXAS.
A new law in Texas imposes some of the toughest restrictions on abortion in the country. Reproductive rights organizations worry that decreased access to abortion clinics will force more low-income women to put their health at risk by seeking unsafe procedures across the border, or by purchasing abortion drugs on the black market. Guest: […]
