Liver disease patients dramatically improve thanks to new approach
Damaged human livers can repair themselves. Even livers badly scarred from excessive alcohol use, including alcohol-related ...
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How Medicaid Cuts Could Devastate Tribal Health Systems
Native Americans, and the health centers that serve them, disproportionately rely on the program, which could see major cuts ...
Tribes, long shut out from their own health data, fight for access and sovereignty
When Stephanie Russo Carroll, a citizen of the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah in Alaska, set out to earn her doctorate in tribal health 15 years ago, she focused her research on tribal cultural and ...
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Using traditional plant foods to prevent disease in Indian Country
Native Americans have high rates of obesity and chronic diseases due to colonization. We discuss food justice work and ...
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Native America Calling: Sometimes, COVID doesn’t go away
Idaho National Guard medical and dental citizen-Soldiers and Airmen teamed up with healthcare personnel from the Nez Perce ...
A common blood test for ovarian cancer is more likely to fall short for Black and Native American women
A common blood test for ovarian cancer is more likely to fall short for Black and Native American women, according to a new ...
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Hidden history of Sonoma’s Vicente Carrillo
Native American man was described as probably the oldest man in California when he died in 1902, purported to be 114 years ...
A Match Made Indigenous: Celebrating Incoming Native Resident-Physicians
To honor their journeys, we spoke with several Indigenous medical students who recently matched into physician-residency programs to learn more about what this moment means for them, their families, ...
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Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds
A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It’s the latest example of medical tests that contribute to ...
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Tribal Health Leaders Say Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Health Programs
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the Oneida Community Health Center near Green Bay, Wisconsin, are ...
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Native American Educational and Cultural Center
Since 2007, the Native American Educational and Cultural Center (NAECC) serves as a second home for the Purdue community. The Center is open to all students and committed to nurturing student learning ...