By Glenn Ellis Research Bioethics Fellow at Harvard Medical School Women, especially women of color and poor women, tend to suffer disproportionately in our healthcare system. The problem is … [Read more...]
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Dental Health Gets Second-Class Treatment
By Glenn Ellis George Curry Media Columnist The Affordable Care Act, or ‘Obamacare,’ has changed many lives for the better - mine included. But its omission of dental coverage, a result of … [Read more...]
Hepatitis C is More Prevalent Among Blacks
By Glenn Ellis George Curry Media Guest Columnist Not so long ago, treating Hepatitis C was a decidedly bleak affair. And the prospect of curing the potentially life-threatening virus, or … [Read more...]
Homelessness Grows in the United States
The United States’ economy, recently on the brink of collapse, appears to be making a recovery. The poorest families haven’t yet seen the benefits of the recovery. The result is an increase of … [Read more...]
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Sugar Hits a Sour Note in Some Cities
By Glenn Ellis George Curry Media Columnist We all know, by now, that Berkeley, Calif. became the first city in the United States to pass a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages - soda, sweetened … [Read more...]
Time for Focus on Children’s Health
By Glenn Ellis George Curry Media Columnist Healthy lifestyles are learned at a young age. Like everything else, what you eat related to health, and it disproportionately impacts poor African- … [Read more...]
A New Year Without the Old Weight – Information is the Best Medicine
By Glenn Ellis George Curry Media Columnist Well, it’s that time again: a time of New Year’s resolutions to lose weight. Let me share some helpful information to make this coming year the one you … [Read more...]