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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Study: US Latinos More Likely To Have Potentially Preventable Cancers Than Non-Hispanic Whites
Axios: Report: Latinos Have Higher Rates Of Preventable Cancer
U.S. Latinos are more likely to suffer from potentially preventable cancers than non-Hispanic whites, according to a report released Tuesday. The report underlines how a lack of health care for Latinos blocks early detection of preventable cancers, such as stomach, liver and cervical cancer. It was published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. (Gonzalez, 9/23)
In other public health news —
AP: Ex-Tempe Police Detective Dies After Getting West Nile Virus
A former Tempe police detective has died after contracting West Nile virus, authorities said Thursday. Police officials said Nathan Ryberg had been in a medically induced coma since Sept. 11 while fighting the virus plus encephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain. ... There have been 132 cases of West Nile virus so far this year and five deaths reported in Arizona as of Thursday with nearly all of the cases being in Maricopa County. (9/23)
CNN: Here's What It's Like Inside A Field Hospital Treating Migrants At The US Southern Border
Just yards from where thousands of migrants are waiting to be processed by American immigration authorities at the US-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas, a new field hospital has opened up. The hospital became fully operational on Tuesday, and treated roughly 70 patients in its first 24 hours, according to Dr. David Tarantino, chief medical officer for Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Before the facility was opened, CBP emergency medical technicians and paramedics who had been deployed to the border treated about 1,000 people. (Flores and Maxouris, 9/23)
Stat: See How Much Covid-19 Relief Money Health Care Providers In Your State Got
Congress set up a massive, $178 billion fund in 2020 meant to help mitigate the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on health care providers, known as the Provider Relief Fund. The Trump and Biden administrations haven’t always been great about sending out the money — or sending it on time. But STAT’s new analysis of a Health and Human Services database of the money reveals where it’s flowing and who has received the most so far. (Parker, 9/24)
NBC News: Supermodel Linda Evangelista Sues CoolSculpting Owner, Alleges Fat-Freezing Procedure Disfigured Her
Supermodel Linda Evangelista filed a lawsuit alleging that a fat-freezing procedure left her permanently disfigured and ruined her career. "Today I took a big step towards righting a wrong that I have suffered and have kept to myself for over five years. To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers' career have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq's CoolSculpting procedure which did the opposite of what it promised," she wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday. (Burke and Dasrath, 9/23)
