A popular anecdotal theory as to why Trump’s core base of supporters stick with him, though they see he’s corrupt, a pathological liar, a divider and a narcissist, is because they think he will ‘preserve’ the white majority in…
The nation should feel the depth of shame and heartache caused by the Trump’s admin policy of separating children. It is worse than we thought; Awesome news that students are registering to vote in record numbers but if GOP…
Immigration, Social Justice, zNew Headline
Visa denial tied to healthcare is another win for Trump’s Nationalist team
Oct 7, 2019, 1:40 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista To say the Trump administration isn’t a fan of immigration, legal or otherwise, is an understatement. In their latest effort to solidify their “America First” doctrine, the White House issued a damning proclamation — only those…
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Only 2.9 million of us were watching the Miss USA pageant last night, according to Nielsen. So, we’re to be forgiven if none of us noticed another story of the pageant, than the crowning of Miss…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
A look at the House health care plan through the lens of faith, hope and charity
Mar 23, 2017, 10:07 AM 0
By J.B. Silvers The Conversation Since the debate leading to the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has taken on all the trappings of a religious battle, perhaps it would be good to look at…
Immigration, zNew Headline
Without compromise, Trump and his team will learn all or nada approach creates only chaos
Nov 22, 2016, 5:30 PM 0
LatinaLista — Sometimes it really is all or nada. Take for example what Trump, his administration and the GOP are finding out. After years of failed tries at repealing Obamacare, the GOP leadership is saying they agree with Trump…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: White House Summit draws roomful of Latinas and Dreams Realized
Oct 24, 2016, 4:22 PM 0
By Gigi Pedraza Latino Connection Cristela Alonzo, as a girl, dreamed about meeting the Backstreet Boys. She dreamed that she would be the best maid ever. She would clean so good that the singers would notice her. It never occurred to Cristela…
Video/Art/Podcast, zNew Headline
Film highlights Cuba’s free medical school to the world’s low-income students
Jun 29, 2016, 3:43 PM 0
LatinaLista — Even before Americans started booking cruises and flights to the island only 485 miles south of Florida (or 90 miles from Key West), otherwise known as Cuba, its reputation for practicing medicine had reached our shores. The…
Community Stories, Midwest, zNew Headline
Expanding healthcare access to Chicago’s undocumented immigrants
Oct 8, 2015, 10:25 AM 0
By Alex V. Hernandez EXTRA! Providence of God Catholic Church’s auditorium was standing room only on Monday. Over 500 residents, community and faith leaders as well as elected officials were gathered at the Pilsen church for the launch…
Community Stories, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline
Many U.S. citizens choosing Mexico for affordable health care again
Oct 7, 2015, 10:42 AM 0
By Anai Ramirez Borderzine A few months before Nadiezdha Dominguez was diagnosed with esophagitis, a medical condition that causes irritation or inflammation of the esophagus, she experienced first hand the stark difference in emergency room care provided in…
Local News, West, zNew Headline
New California Legislation Could Help Undocumented and Uninsured
Sep 30, 2014, 9:35 AM 0
By Dayanis Lorey EL NUEVO SOL Irma, at only 52 years of age, had to experience a hip replacement. For more than eight years, she has experienced health problems. She now depends economically on her eldest son because she…
LatinaLista — HIPGive Campaign: La Bodega for the Uninsured La Bodega is a free walk-in health care clinic for Spanish-speaking immigrants, located in a low income neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island It operates out of a free clinic for…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Guatemalan hospital becomes one of the first in nation to hire staff and translators to serve indigenous Q´echi´ in native language
May 27, 2014, 1:15 PM 0
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista Indigenous people in Guatemala constitute the majority of the population; however, due to historically racist attitudes, they remain on the bottom rung of the socio-economic ladder. Most live in the highlands, are poorly educated and…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: Survey industry behind the times in how to ask and get needed information from today’s diverse population
May 23, 2014, 11:36 AM 0
By Edward T. Rincón, Ph.D. LatinaLista It is a common situation faced by healthcare providers today. A patient, unable to communicate well in English, arrives for treatment and often waits longer than other patients to receive treatment, may not…
Local News, Midwest, zNew Headline
Chicago creates affordable health care for Hispanic seniors
Jan 9, 2014, 2:05 PM 0
By Nikoleta Morales Chicago Extra Oak Street Health is a new network of primary health clinics for seniors in Chicago. Even though the network opened its clinics early this September they have experienced a large volume of patients. With…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Broadband Access Gap Creates A Greater Divide Between Minorities and Healthcare.gov
Nov 15, 2013, 11:29 AM 0
By Amber Robinson Broadband & Social Justice In the past few weeks, the attention of the American people has been trained on Healthcare.gov, the federal health insurance enrollment website, which is experiencing a number of technical problems. The website…
Great Plains, Local News, zNew Headline
Oklahoma Hospitals Spend Small Fractions of Revenue on Charity Care
Nov 4, 2013, 10:47 AM 0
By Clifton Adcock Oklahoma Watch Despite a congressman’s recent assurance that many hospitals “do the work for free,” Oklahoma’s hospitals spend less than 3 percent of their net patient revenues on charity care on average, records show. During a…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: Texas — prime example of a state government failing its people and derailing its future, thanks to one man
Sep 5, 2013, 11:21 AM 0
By Eliot Shapleigh Rio Grande Guardian EL PASO, TEXAS – In 2000, when George Bush left Austin to run for President, Rick Perry was quietly sworn in to become Texas’ 45th Governor. Rick Perry has now been in office…
Local News, South, zNew Headline
Texas physician declares, “We need to provide healthcare to undocumented children”
Aug 28, 2013, 10:08 AM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian LAREDO, TEXAS – At present undocumented children do not get healthcare from the government but that needs to change if the U.S. wants to have a healthy, productive workforce in the future. This…
Local News, South, zNew Headline
A new degree plan speeds students towards addressing S. Texas’ physician shortage
May 29, 2013, 1:48 PM 0
By Will C. Sansom La Prensa de San Antonio To alleviate the shortage of physicians in South Texas, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center…
Great Plains, Local News
Immigration Bill: No Federal Health Benefits for Up to a Decade
Apr 19, 2013, 10:40 AM 0
By Chase Cook Oklahoma Watch Undocumented immigrants given temporary legal status under a new immigration bill would be denied access to Medicaid and other subsidized insurance offered by the federal health-reform law. That would mean thousands of immigrants, while…
Palabra Final, Politics
GOP governors’ denial of Medicaid expansion in their states is one outreach Latinos will take to heart — and to the polls
Apr 3, 2013, 4:11 PM 0
LatinaLista — For all their outreach to Latinos, the GOP must think that compromising on immigration reform — and to this point, no one knows exactly what their definition of compromise entails — is all that is needed to…
Local News, West
UCSB demographer champions health care for unaccompanied migrant children
Feb 25, 2013, 11:50 AM 0
Amigos805.com SANTA BARBARA — With President Barack Obama pushing for a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented residents in the U.S., and a vocal opposition promising to challenge his plan, comprehensive immigration reform is taking center stage in…
Local News, Northeast
Preparing for Population Explosion of Graying Latinos
Jan 30, 2013, 11:45 AM 0
By Wayne Jebian CTLatinoNews.com As Latinos pass the age-65 mark, they face many of the same concerns as the general population — broadly, the loss of independence and the possibility of dementia. However, the ways that Latinos and Caucasians…
Guest Voz
Guest Voz: Latinas with Associates Degrees: 4 steps to a higher salary career
Dec 20, 2012, 12:00 AM 1
By Laura Pereyra NerdWallet New study shows high return on investment for associate degree earners going into healthcare industry With the new year right around the corner and with doubts floating about whether higher education is a worthy pursuit…
