People + Health Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 20, 2009
Angel Reyes Interview About Child Safety In Cars On Good Morning Texas
November 2, 2009
Dr. Eliscer Guzman From The Mount Sinai Hospital Among Comunilife Honorees
Rep. Raul Grijalva, Co-Chair of Progressive Caucus, Vows to Bring “Robust” Public Option to House Floor
October 28, 2009
Meet the Man Behind Zumba: Beto Perez – He built a global empire helping people have fun and burn calories.
October 26, 2009
Texas Dr. Antonio Falcon: We’re Facing A Catastrophic Situation On The Border
October 15, 2009
CNN To Disclose Alex Castellanos’s Health Care Industry Ties – (Republican political media consultant)
September 21, 2009
The Intersection Of Health Care And Immigration or an interview with Rev. Luis Cortes Jr.
September 8, 2009
Watch the outrage/heckling – Bishop Emilio Alvarez of Stamford, Connecticutt asks a question in Spanish at a health care town hall of Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04) who was born in Peru and is fluent in Spanish. – Shocking the reaction of the crowd. (must watch)
August 13, 2009
Miami Dr. Pedro José Greer Jr. Will Receive The U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom.
August 12, 2009
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is suffering from the H1N1 virus, making him the first head of state known to have contracted swine flu.
June 24, 2009
Five years ago, eight medical students came to UC Irvine as pioneers in an innovative education program designed to address the unique healthcare needs of California’s largest underserved population. Now the first graduates are prepared to fulfill that mission.
May 31, 2009
War Without Borders In Heartland Death, Traces of Heroin’s Spread – This NYT’s series examines the impact of Mexican drug cartels on both sides of the border.
April 27, 2009
Mexico City-based English-speaking bloggers/media help keep us all informed about swine flu epidemic
December 9, 2008
Dr. Albert Arteaga, founder and CEO of LaSalle Medical Associates received the Ethnic Physicians Leadership Award for 2008 – California
November 19, 2008
Cuba won’t let our kids leave, medical workers say – Former Cuban doctors are contemplating taking their quest to get their kids out of Cuba to an international court.
November 11, 2008
Alberto D. Urena, MD, Inducted into Cambridge Who’s Who Executive, Professional and Entrepreneurial Registry
November 3, 2008
Dr. Francisco Cigarroa has decided to pursue his true life’s passion — again. After serving as head of the University of Texas Health Science Center for eight years, he has announced his intent to return full time to his medical specialty of transplant surgery.
October 16, 2008
Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH Named to Hispanic Business Magazine’s List of “100 Most Influential Hispanics” Nationwide
October 15, 2008
Texas man attempting to lessen Latino obesity – His name is Jorge Vela and he’s a personal trainer by profession and the creator of the first binational fitness boot camp dubbed The SPI Boot Camp Challenge.
September 17, 2008
Compared to a national participation rate of 67%, the Hispanic participation rate in the Food Stamp Program is considerably lower at 56%; while even lower among elderly Hispanics at 34%
September 16, 2008
RIP :: Israel Cuéllar considered pioneer in Hispanic mental health care – San Antonio
Latino Author and Advocate Shatters Stereotypes About Eating Disorders and Who They Impact in New Book “Going Hungry”
September 11, 2008
Michael Anaya Sr., CEO of Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan, has been named the new president and chairman of the board for the National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives.
August 20, 2008
A Chicago hospital is preparing to send a 30-year-old patient back to Mexico. Francisco Pantaleon, who is in this country illegally, had a brain hemorrhage last month and is in a coma at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago.
August 18, 2008
Defecting Cuban doctor: ‘I had never been freer’ – Assigned by the Cuban government to Venezuela, a family doctor defected. In Caracas now, he waits for a U.S. visa.
Meet the Cuban doctor, the most widely deployed and effective ideological and diplomatic weapon in the almost 50 years since Fidel Castro seized control of the island. And, in the past few years, the most profitable export of the country’s economy.
Cuban doctors build new lives in Florida – Dozens of Cuban doctors who have left their posts in the medical missions abroad are working to establish a new life in Florida.
August 14, 2008
White Sox star pitches in to cure childhood diabetes – Javier Vázquez
A bone marrow transplant could save his life, but he is Hispanic, and the number of Hispanic donors is limited. In the world registry of 11 million marrow donors, 75% are Caucasian.
August 12, 2008
Study looks at health of farmworkers – MICASA follows everything from aches to diabetes in laborers. – University of California at Davis
August 10, 2008
Older Hispanics find health care lacking in Florida
August 1, 2008
Diabetes and Me: A Reporter’s Journey From Fear to Self-Control – Louis Medina of The Bakersfield Californian
July 17, 2008
Puerto Rican veterans shorted on benefits
July 14, 2008
Macalester College – Alumni Awards – 2008 Recipients – J. Michael González-Campoy ’83
May 28, 2008
Quadriplegic Dr. David Garcia to Testify at Senate Hearing on ‘Roof Crush’ in Rollovers
May 20, 2008
Elmer Huerta urges Latinas to see the doctor while they’re well
May 15, 2008
Latina chefs get sleek from power diet – Dr. Manny Alvarez’s book: The Hot Latin Diet
May 12, 2008
Cielo Latino leader carries on tireless, personal fight against AIDS – NYC
May 5, 2008
Director of Berks County office of aging wins Latino award – Recipient Barbara Coffin helped start Casa de la Amistad, the largest senior center in Pennsylvania.
March 26, 2008
Medical translator Joaquin Varo featured in trade magazine – Newport, Oregon
March 20, 2008
A Puerto Rican Poets Fight With Alzheimers – Jack Agüeros
March 18, 2008
Radio Doctor – Dr. Elmer Huerta – Washington DC
March 13, 2008
Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F.®) announced that it has elected Ricardo Garcia to its Board of Directors In Continued Effort to Eliminate Health Inequities
March 5, 2008
Latina surgeon has humanistic touch – Native of Puerto Rico takes a career path less traveled in the medical profession – Dr. Jane Mendez in Chicago
February 25, 2008
Hard Times Led Director of Tijuana AIDS Hospice to His Life’s Work
December 9, 2007
Families of burned illegal immigrants grieve while medical bills and questions mount – San Diego Area
December 4, 2007
The California Endowment Names Robert Alaniz as Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs
October 25, 2007
Dr. Elmer Huerta Named President of American Cancer Society – FIRST-EVER LATINO PHYSICIAN TAKES THE REINS AS NEW PRESIDENT OF
September 30, 2007
Oklahoma City doctor first Hispanic to head group – Doctor Tomas Patricio Owens (landed with only $6)
August 10, 2007
Broward pediatrician sweated the small stuff – Pediatrician, 90, was the driving force behind Broward General Medical Center’s crack neonatal intensive care unit. – Dr. Isabel Diaz
April 26, 2007
USC doctor honored for work with Latinos – Dr. Ishmael Nuño gets award for his efforts to curb heart disease in the community.
March 28, 2007
Josh Valdez Of Blue Cross of California Appointed to Advisory Council of The National Institutes Of Health
February 28, 2007
Illegal Immigrant Now Prominent Doctor – Dr. Alfredo Qinones-Hinojosa – Maryland
January 19, 2007
Deserved Recognition for Dr. Richard Izquierdo
December 21, 2006
Did You Know? Dr. Manny Alvarez is the Health News Managing Editor for Foxnews.com
December 4, 2006
Courage & Commitment: Nampa woman helps Hispanic seniors
November 30, 2006
Oaxacan ‘medicine man’ sought instead of Western medicine – California
October 3, 2006
Hilda Cerritos and Natalia Rojas Each Receive $25,000 Freedom Award Scholarship From the United Health Foundation and PacifiCare Foundation
October 2, 2006
Rosario Rangel tends to well-being of migrant workers tending crops – Rochester, New York
September 29, 2006
A passion for improving lives – Luis Zayas looks for the indicators of teen Latina suicides
September 5, 2006
Chef LaLa Adds Sizzle to 2006 Latina Leaders National Health Summit
Mother of three leads grassroots effort to breastfeed Latino babies in Watsonville, California
August 25, 2006
Latina nurse had rough time in blazing trail for University of Arizona diversity
August 10, 2006
The Taco Kings, Besieged: Street vendors straddle the line between street life and neighborhoods in Austin, Texas
August 7, 2006
Young mother faces battle. Cancer costs spur call for help from Lehigh, Florida
May 11, 2006
The death of Soraya
April 22, 2006
Dr. Robert C. Gallo receives Severo Ochoa Award
February 16, 2006
Hispanic health care workers saluted for helping evacuees
October 14, 2005
Soraya, Latin Grammy winner a voice for breast-cancer victims
September 26, 2005
Singer a voice for breast-cancer victims
September 20, 2005
Curanderas are the traditional Latino healers
September 12, 2005
Spanish-speaking advocate bridges culture gap for victims
