Affirmative Action Critics Refuse To Back Down in Fight Over Medical Bias Training
A nonprofit fighting affirmative action in medicine and a Los Angeles ophthalmologist have launched a long-shot legal appeal aimed at ending California鈥檚 requirement that every continuing medical education class include training to recognize and address unconscious bias.
Californians Receiving In-Home Care Fear Medicaid Cuts Will Spell End to Independent Living
Bay Area senior Carol Crooks doesn鈥檛 know where congressional Republicans will land on Medicaid cuts as they look to fund a tax bill, but her health has already deteriorated as she worries about losing the help she needs to remain in her Oakland apartment 鈥 and out of a nursing home.
Fate of Black Maternal Health Programs Is Unclear Amid Federal Cuts
In California, Black women are at least three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. Santa Clara County initiatives aimed at reducing racial disparities work but depend on federal dollars 鈥 money that might not flow amid budget cuts and a push to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Midwives Blame California Rules for Hampering Birth Centers Amid Maternity Care Crisis
Birth centers, where midwives deliver babies with emergency backup from hospitals, can offer an alternative for families as hospitals close maternity units. But the state鈥檚 stiff regulations and what many call a dysfunctional licensing process are hobbling new initiatives and forcing some facilities to shut down.
Doctors Urging Conference Boycotts Over Abortion Bans Face Uphill Battle
A famed breast cancer surgeon has created a California alternative to a major Texas event. Yet many doctors believe boycotting medical conferences in states that criminalize abortion accomplishes nothing and can be harmful.
UCSF Favors Pricey Doctoral Program for Nurse-Midwives Amid Maternal Care Crisis
UC-San Francisco is pausing its long-running master鈥檚 program in nurse-midwifery and plans to shift to a lengthier, costlier doctoral program. Midwives criticized the move and questioned the university鈥檚 motivations at a time of serious shortages of maternal care workers.
El cambio duplicar谩 con creces el costo para los estudiantes. Expertos dicen que aumentar谩 la escasez de estos profesionales de salud.
San Francisco Tries Tough Love by Tying Welfare to Drug Rehab
Facing an overdose epidemic and public fury over conditions on the streets, famously tolerant San Francisco will start requiring welfare recipients to undergo drug screening, and treatment if necessary, to receive cash public assistance.
California Lawsuit Spotlights Broad Legal Attack on Anti-Bias Training in Health Care
State laws requiring doctor training on how bias affects treatment violate teachers鈥 right to free speech, opponents say.
La FDA finalmente prohibir铆a peligroso qu铆mico en productos para alisar el cabello
El primer estudio que vincul贸 los alisadores de cabello con el c谩ncer de 煤tero, publicado en 2022, encontr贸 que el uso frecuente de estos qu铆micos duplica con creces el peligro.
FDA’s Plan to Ban Hair Relaxer Chemical Called Too Little, Too Late
The FDA鈥檚 recent notice that it would move to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products comes more than a decade after researchers raised alarms about health risks. Scientists say a ban would still leave many dangerous chemicals in hair straighteners.
Backlash to Affirmative Action Hits Pioneering Maternal Health Program for Black Women
A San Francisco program offers a $1,000-a-month stipend for pregnant Black and Pacific Islander women, part of an effort to address severe racial disparities in maternal health. But conservative groups have sued to shut down the Abundant Birth Project, part of a national backlash against affirmative action in health care.
Mujeres negras sopesan riesgos emergentes de alisadores para el cabello 鈥渁dictivos鈥
Los alisadores pueden contener carcin贸genos, como agentes liberadores de formaldeh铆do, ftalatos y otros compuestos que alteran el sistema end贸crino, seg煤n estudios de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud.
Black Women Weigh Emerging Risks of 鈥楥reamy Crack鈥 Hair Straighteners
Social and economic pressures have long compelled Black girls and women to straighten their hair. But mounting evidence shows chemical straighteners 鈥 products with little regulatory oversight 鈥 may pose cancer and other health risks.
Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate
There is no direct evidence that screening women in their 40s will save lives, yet modeling suggests expanding routine mammography to include them might avert 1.3 deaths per 1,000. Highlighting the risk of false positives, some specialists call for a more personalized approach.
驴Mamograf铆as a los 40? Nueva pauta para la detecci贸n del c谩ncer de seno genera debate
Algunos m茅dicos e investigadores que est谩n interesados en un enfoque m谩s individualizado para encontrar tumores problem谩ticos se muestran esc茅pticos y plantean preguntas sobre los datos y el razonamiento detr谩s del cambio radical del Grupo de Trabajo de Servicios Preventivos de Estados Unidos
