LatinaLista — TEDx speaker Dr. Lissa Rankin posed a question to her audience: “Can the mind really heal the body? And is there scientific proof to convince skeptical physicians like me?” Dr. Rankin shares that the medical establishment has unwittingly been proving a question that many in their ranks have doubted its legitimacy. They’ve been [...]
One Latina’s quest to get Latinos into STEM
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired Jean Rockford Aguilar-Valdez is a doctoral student studying equity in science education and a former science teacher. She’s been doing research at a high school in North Carolina with a 15% Latino population, discovering that often what prevents Latinos from entering STEM are issues that have little to do [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Coming to the rescue of cash-strapped families whose pets need critical care
LatinaLista — One of the most heart-wrenching signs of this sputtering economy is when families, forced to watch every penny, don’t have enough money to pay for critical medical care for the family pet. With veterinarian costs rivaling that of human medical care, many more families these days are reluctantly opting to put these family members [...]
TV Novela Series Teaches Importance of Safe Medication Use
SaludToday! The ¡Nunca Más! Novela Health Series seeks to educate Latinas and their families about the importance of safe medication use. The series, launched in October 2011 by the Office of Women’s Health at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, provides consumers and community leaders with access to four video novelas and free health materials [...]
