SIKESTON, Mo. — At age 79, Nannetta Forrest, whose father, Cleo Wright, was lynched in Sikeston, Missouri, before she was born, wonders how the decades-long silence that surrounded his death in 1942 influenced her life. In 2020, Sikeston police killed another young Black man, 23-year-old Denzel Taylor. Taylor’s shooting death immediately made local headlines, but…
Vice President Kamala Harris, now on the presidential campaign trail, is making inroads with a key voting bloc: Black women, who are rallying behind her because of her work on issues such as preserving abortion access, curbing gun violence and reducing maternal deaths. What has become clear is not just that this voting group supports…
Chiesi Global Rare Diseases is committing up to $115 million to begin a collaboration on Arbor Biotechnologies’ in vivo gene-editing therapy for primary hyperoxaluria type 1, an inherited liver disorder. It’s the rare disease company’s first foray into genetic medicines. The post Chiesi’s Rare Disease Strategy Expands to Genetic Meds via Alliance With CRISPR Startup…
Re-envisioning chronic care for disadvantaged patients Northeast Valley Health Center leaders have found a way to reduce emergency visits for diabetic and asthmatic patients
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It’s a truth that many healthcare communicators overlook: the mental health crisis spans generations, yet the way people engage with mental health content is deeply shaped by age, experience and culture. The post Four Generations, One Conversation: Bridging the Mental Health Messaging Gap appeared first on MedCity News.
California this year took the final step in opening Medi-Cal, its Medicaid program, to every eligible resident regardless of immigration status. It’s a significant expansion for an already massive safety net program. Medi-Cal’s annual spending now stands at $157 billion, serving about 15 million low-income residents, more than a third of Californians. Of those, about…
Many policymakers are looking for ways to reduce drug spending. Federal policymakers are not the only ones looking at the issue. In recent years, state Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) have formed to reduce drug prices. A paper by Barthold et al. (2026) describes the what PDABs are: As of April 2025, 12 states had…
In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering low-income families and individuals. California, like other states, depends heavily on federal dollars to provide care for its poorest residents. Analyses at the time showed the GOP’s proposals would cut Medicaid funds flowing from Washington…