Top Stories + Health Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 18, 2009
New Report: More Than 2 Million Hispanic Households With Children Face Hunger – Hispanic households with children experiencing very low food security up almost 50%
November 13, 2009
Salud en EE.UU.: hispanos temen exclusión
November 12, 2009
For Battered Latina Immigrants: Dwindling Resources, But Also Hope – This is the second report in a special two-part series on domestic violence in immigrant communities by Feet in Two Worlds reporters.
Initially waved off, Hispanic advocates jump into health debate – Effort centers on ensuring reform doesn’t shortchange immigrants
November 11, 2009
Domestic Violence In Immigrant Communities: Often Triggered by Stress and Complicated by Immigration Status – This is the first in a special two-part series on domestic violence in immigrant communities by Feet in Two Worlds reporters.
November 10, 2009
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus took the right stand on threatening to withhold healthcare votes
November 4, 2009
The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration’s efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally.
October 26, 2009
Latinos lag in skills as toddlers, studies show – Poor, immigrant Latinas have healthy babies but by age 2 or 3, their toddlers begin to lag behind white middle-class children in vocabulary, listening and problem-solving skills, according to two new studies.
Millions of children in the US suffer from suboptimal levels of vitamin D – 80% of Hispanic children tested!!!
September 29, 2009
The number of deaths of undocumented immigrants in the Arizona desert increased by 20% during the 2009 fiscal year, despite extreme vigilance and the efforts of humanitarian organizations.
September 28, 2009
With swine-flu vaccinations set to begin next month, public-health officials are mobilizing to ensure that the nation’s estimated 11 million-plus illegal immigrants are vaccinated.
Hispanics, Health Insurance and Health Care Access – Pew Hispanic Report – 60% Hispanic adults living in the United States who are not citizens or legal permanent residents lack health insurance.
Liberals seek health-care access for illegals – Fearful that they’re losing ground on immigration and health care, a group of House Democrats is pushing back and arguing that any health care bill should extend to all legal immigrants and allow illegal immigrants some access.
September 22, 2009
A Mobile Connection for the Hispanic Community
Obama overreaches on immigrant care
September 21, 2009
Diabetes is killing Latinos in Ventura County, CA at twice the rate it is claiming lives in other racial and ethnic groups. – Nearly 6% of Latinos who died in Ventura County in 2005 and 2006 were killed by diabetes
Hispanic Heritage Month highlights need for type O blood – about 60% of Hispanics have type O blood
September 17, 2009
Obama links healthcare, immigration reform – “My commitment is real and so is my desire to get this (immigration reform) done,” Obama said Wednesday during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 32nd Annual Awards Gala.
September 15, 2009
Latino Lawmaker Rips Obama for Making It Harder for Illegals to Buy Private Insurance – The criticism was leveled in Spanish by Rep. Luis Gutierrez
Hispanics Face Higher Cancer Risk from Breathing Household Chemicals – 5 times the rate of others living in the same cities thanks to inexpensive deodorizers and moth repellents
September 14, 2009
Latino HIV/AIDS Crisis Demands Attention – Health Care Professionals from Across the United States Gather in New York City for National Conference on Latinos and AIDS to Address Concerns
September 10, 2009
Video: Obama Heckled by GOP During Speech to Congress
September 3, 2009
The Five Biggest Lies in the Health Care Debate – Illegal immigrants will get free health insurance
New NCLR Report: Latino Worker Deaths Sound the Alarm for Declining Standards in America’s Workplaces
September 2, 2009
Mexico’s health care lures Americans – As the United States debates an overhaul of its health care system, thousands of American retirees in Mexico have quietly found a solution of their own, signing up for the health care plan run by the Mexican Social Security Institute.
Health Care Woes for Latinos – talk with Pilar Marrero, Political Editor for La Opinion and Fabiola Pomareda, reporter for La Raza (audio)
September 1, 2009
Massachusetts Cuts Back Immigrants’ Health Care – 31,000 legal immigrants
August 24, 2009
Hispanics A Tough Sell On Health Care Reform – As A Group, They’re Among The Most Likely Not To Have Coverage, But They’re Wary Of Current Reform Efforts – (lots of info – great map)
August 20, 2009
Labor report: Hispanic workplace deaths decline – Fatal injury rate for Hispanics per 100,000 decreased from 5.3 deaths to 4
August 18, 2009
Cases of swine flu higher among Boston’s blacks, Hispanics
August 16, 2009
Hispanics in New Orleans are hurting for health care
August 11, 2009
Debate heats up on healthcare for illegal immigrants – House Speaker Pelosi has said that they would not be covered under overhaul proposals, but activists say medical care should not be denied to the sick, no matter their status.
August 10, 2009
Hispanics watching health care debate closely
August 6, 2009
A UM study indicates that the incidence of cancer increases dramatically for Hispanics who have moved to Florida from Cuba, Puerto Rico or Mexico.
July 23, 2009
Hispanics have highest rate of uninsured in Colorado – 40% of adult Hispanics are without health insurance
July 20, 2009
Hispanic worker deaths up 76% since 1992
July 15, 2009
Patients in Puerto Rico die at statistically higher rates from heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia than those admitted to mainland hospitals, a USA TODAY analysis of new government data shows.
July 14, 2009
The Los Angeles Partnership for Evidence-Based Solutions in Elder Health, chaired by Maria P. Aranda of the USC School of Social Work and the USC Davis School of Gerontology, has released a Call to Action report that provides a snapshot of health priorities facing Los Angeles’ Latino elders and a generation of baby boomers who will reach age 65 in the next 20 years.
July 13, 2009
Mentally ill immigrants have little hope for care when detained
July 9, 2009
Shortage of Hispanic doctors in California exacerbates health issues
June 24, 2009
The U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission has announced that obesity and diabetes are its top priorities for 2009-2010. – Approximately 1.5 million adults in the border region are overweight or obese and another 1.2 million have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes
June 19, 2009
Iowa researchers found significant disparities in several aspects of children’s health-care between those who speak primarily Spanish and those who speak English.
June 4, 2009
Hispanic children are getting most nutrients, but eating too much fat
June 2, 2009
Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually – Health services sought equally by Mexican, non-Mexican residents
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.
May 29, 2009
A new report about Latina teen pregnancy doesn’t just examine the issue but, for the first time, breaks down the differences found among Latino families and how they contribute to Latina teens having the highest rates of teen pregnancies and births.
April 30, 2009
Unless it is contained shortly, the Mexican swine flu outbreak that is sounding alarm bells across the world is likely to have long-term economic, law enforcement and political consequences on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.
April 27, 2009
Forced to slash their budgets, some California counties are eliminating nonemergency health services for illegal immigrants — a move that officials acknowledge could backfire by shifting the financial burden to emergency rooms.
SWINE FLU: Mexico Faces Criticism Over Response
Mexican Tourism, Already Hurt by Violence, Bears Blow of a Health Scare of Swine Flu
March 21, 2009
Con apenas un 5% de médicos hispanos en el país, la demanda de especialistas latinos en el campo de la salud es enorme y se ha convertido en una oportunidad clave para estimular la economía, dijeron expertos en el campo de la medicina el viernes
March 16, 2009
Budget woes cut health care for illegal immigrants
March 9, 2009
Striking new research shows dying blacks and Hispanics have much steeper treatment costs than whites, sobering evidence that racial health-care differences continue right up until death.
February 4, 2009
Research shows Hispanic women get breast cancer treatment late
January 23, 2009
Los niños pequeños bilingües tienen alto riesgo de tartamudear, así como también menos posibilidades de recuperarse que los tartamudos monolingües, según los resultados de un estudio.
December 12, 2008
Hispanic men between the ages of 20 and 50 are two and one half times as likely to develop erectile dysfunction (ED) as men of other races and ethnicities, according to a 2005 study of 2126 men – Put another way, study results show 12.5% of Hispanic men in this age range are afflicted with this condition, and when the population is expanded to include older Hispanic men, the rate rises to 40%, or twice that of other ethnic groups
December 8, 2008
Finding a Voice to Match the Pressing Medical Needs of Hispanics
November 19, 2008
Study: Diabetes Costs America $218 Billion A Year – In case you didn’t know 2.4 million Hispanics have Diabetes and One in three Hispanic children in California will be diagnosed with diabetes by 2010 – (this is in my opinion one of the biggest problems we face along with education)
October 21, 2008
More Alzheimer’s Risk for Hispanics, Studies Find – A significant number of Hispanics appear to be getting Alzheimer’s earlier, according to recent medical studies.
October 15, 2008
October 15 Marks the 6th Annual National Latino Aids Awareness Day (NLAAD)
September 22, 2008
Speaking Spanish Limits Access to Health Care – Poverty and lack of insurance are the real barriers, experts say
September 16, 2008
RIP :: Israel Cuéllar considered pioneer in Hispanic mental health care – San Antonio
August 19, 2008
“Right now, Hispanics are four times at a higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s [than non-Hispanic Whites],” says Sharon Melton, director of programs for the North and Central Florida chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, citing a 2004 report that predicted a sixfold increase of dementia in older Hispanics.
August 14, 2008
Pew Hispanic Center Report: Hispanics and Health Care in the United States: Access, Information and Knowledge
August 11, 2008
Culture, late testing blamed in growing HIV crisis among Hispanics
August 6, 2008
Honduran Girl Electrifies AIDS Meeting – Keren Dunaway-Gonzalez, 12, opened the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
Hispanics make up about half of new HIV/AIDS infections in New Mexico
August 5, 2008
HIV/AIDS Stigma Remains an Obstacle to Treatment Counselors Say – Fears Are Common Among Recent Latino Immigrants
Nearly 23 percent of children in families where both parents were born in Spanish-speaking countries got no vigorous physical activity. Also, two-thirds of them didn’t participate in organized sports. Moreover, among Hispanics, U.S.-born children with foreign-born parents were less active than kids whose parents were both born in the United States.
July 25, 2008
Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop.
July 23, 2008
AIDS Among Latinos on Rise – 22% of new HIV and AIDS cases
July 22, 2008
FDA finds salmonella strain in Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper
July 10, 2008
Hispanic DWI arrests drop by half in five years – North Carolina
June 20, 2008
CDC finds mostly foreign-born farm workers had rate 20 times higher than general work force
June 11, 2008
Hispanics suffer highest pedestrian death rate
Some Cuban emigrants choose to head back home – Whether for financial or family reasons or just plain homesickness, a growing number of Cuban emigrants are returning to the island.
June 5, 2008
Hispanic teens try drugs, suicide at higher rates – (according to the CDC)
May 22, 2008
Department of Homeland Security Will Face Questions on Care of Detained Immigrants
May 14, 2008
Careless Detention – Some Detainees Are Drugged For Deportation – Immigrants Sedated Without Medical Reason
May 13, 2008
U.S. obesity rates alarmingly high – (Study found 66% of Hispanics were overweight and 33% to 50% were obese!)
May 8, 2008
Depression on the rise among US Hispanic women: experts
April 29, 2008
Jump in Fatalities of Latino Workers, Reports New AFL-CIO Death on the Job Study
April 28, 2008
Diabetes Before Motherhood More Than Doubled In Six Years, Study Finds (52% of the participants were Latinas)
Health risks high for Latinos – Study’s findings suggest poor working, living environments have negative impact
April 15, 2008
Depression Varies Among Hispanic Cultures
April 14, 2008
Are Illegal Immigrants Entitled to Organ Transplants in the U.S.?
US teen pregnancy rate near historic low – (not, however, for Latinas)
April 7, 2008
Study: California falls short on number of Latino, African-American doctors
April 2, 2008
Mexican director Inarritu takes on meth abuse
Los Angeles clinic offers care for Mayas – Clinica Romero reaches a community that has generally been reluctant to seek Western treatment.
March 25, 2008
Sadly, CDC study overlooked Hispanic women
March 11, 2008
Survey: Problems in Latino health care
Health care for Hispanics is criticized- A study finds elderly patients are usually treated at inferior sites
February 27, 2008
Overweight Hispanic Kids Show Early Markers for Diabetes
February 21, 2008
Hispanics worry most about health care, study shows
February 19, 2008
Child obesity seen as fueled by Spanish language tv ads
February 14, 2008
University of California-Berkeley study shows strong support for cross-border health insurance between the U.S. and Mexico
February 4, 2008
Puerto Rico Home of Deadly Syndrome – world’s highest incidence of a fatal type of albinism
January 29, 2008
Eat your Cheerios, Hispanics told – ‘Nutrition guide’ says name brands are the way to healthy eating
January 23, 2008
Crying Out For Help – Suicide Attempts Reveal Strains on Young Latinas
January 22, 2008
Rising health care costs put focus on illegal immigrants
January 14, 2008
California and national nursing shortages could be addressed by hiring from Mexico, but English proficiency is one of many hurdles potential applicants face
January 2, 2008
Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely To Get Strong Pain Drugs In Emergency Rooms
December 3, 2007
University of Texas Medical Branch may stop offering cancer care to illegal immigrants – Galveston
November 30, 2007
Report details Mass. healthcare disparities – Perils high among Hispanics, blacks – Massachusetts – (among the findings: Hispanics living on the western edge of Massachusetts are the most likely to die from AIDS, with a death rate 10 times above the state average)
November 28, 2007
Consulates struggle with health care issues
November 26, 2007
Mexican vanilla extract could cause liver failure – (the clear liquid form artifically flavored from Mexico)
Undocumented Latinos Visit Physicians Less Often Than U.S.-Born Counterparts
November 25, 2007
Proportion of Mexican women with AIDS doubles from 5 years ago
November 12, 2007
Blacks, Non-Bilingual Hispanics At Higher Risk For Old Age Disability
November 7, 2007
Mattel recalls 155,000 Mexican-made toys
November 2, 2007
Battling Latino Teen Pregnancy – Teen pregnancy rates decreased 29 percent for blacks and whites in the 1990s, compared to just 19 percent for Latinas, according to one group’s research
October 31, 2007
Study: Kids of immigration raid arrestees face mental problems
October 28, 2007
Folic acid use declining among Latinas
October 25, 2007
House Democrats Set For Vote on New Version Of Children’s Health Bill – The new version will underscore that illegal immigrants will not have access to the expanded program
October 23, 2007
Immigration, health care highlighted in UC report – Berkeley study says workers who emigrated from Latin America lack health care coverage
October 22, 2007
Many Latino children fall through the cracks in the health care system – Missouri (SCHIP related)
October 20, 2007
University of California, Berkeley releases report debunking myths about immigration, health
October 14, 2007
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day – October 15th, 2007 – TOMA CONTROL, HAZTE LA PRUEBA DEL VIH – Take control, Take the HIV Test
October 9, 2007
Regional, language differences affect Hispanics’ health-care experiences
Latinos as healthcare saviors? – An unlikely source may help aging boomers avoid an insurance crisis.
September 26, 2007
New York, Faulting U.S., Says It Will Pay for Cancer Care for Illegal Immigrants
September 25, 2007
Cancer ruling heats up immigration debate – Chemotherapy for illegal immigrants no longer covered under Medicaid
September 24, 2007
“¡Vivir sin lÃmites! – A Reality for Latinos with Disabilities
September 9, 2007
The Cultural War on Diabetes – There’s an epidemic underway in this country, and minority communities are being hit hard. How two Los Angeles doctors are finding new ways to help.
August 29, 2007
Coke using banned U.S. sweetener in Mexico (banned in the United States since 1969! – come on Coke)
August 27, 2007
US blood banks working to boost Latino donations
August 16, 2007
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons: Mexico will pay health care costs
August 13, 2007
Hispanic drug use rises in US culture
August 9, 2007
Diabetes in Los Angeles continues to climb – Blacks, Latinos are especially hard hit
July 31, 2007
Arthritis Disability More Likely in Older Blacks, Hispanics
In minority neighborhood, kids risk of cancer soars – Houston
July 18, 2007
Hispanics, uninsured drive growth at health centers
July 17, 2007
Mexican Migrants Carry H.I.V. Home
MEDirect board in turmoil – A boardroom battle has erupted at Pompano Beach’s MEDirect Latino, which accuses two former officers of using at least $200,000 in company money for their own benefit.
July 12, 2007
Arizona urges VD test for pregnant Hispanics – Rate of syphilis higher in Latinas, AZ statistics say
July 9, 2007
Latino communities cope with rise in Alzheimers cases
July 1, 2007
Embracing ailing brethren – AIDS outreach on rise at Latino churches – Chicago
June 27, 2007
Community Leaders Introduce New Program For Latina Health – New York City
Virginia’s HIV Campaign Is Targeted at Hispanics
May 31, 2007
Mexican consulates offer healthcare help
May 29, 2007
New Medicaid law hits Alabama’s poor hard
May 26, 2007
New Jersey Hispanics struggle to pay for prescriptions, survey says
U.S. women, especially minorities, short on folate
May 21, 2007
Puerto Rico tackling childhood obesity – (26% of youth are obese)
May 13, 2007
Tainted Mexican treats turn up in state, despite promises by manufacturers. – California
April 30, 2007
Hispanics at greater risk of Alzheimers
April 16, 2007
Rattlesnake Capsules Linked to Salmonella Poisoning
April 11, 2007
New NCLR Report Finds Severe Health Information Gap among Georgia’s Latino Population
April 9, 2007
Hispanic Women At Higher Risk For Breast Cancer – May Be Biological
April 3, 2007
Most pediatricians do not hire trained interpreters to communicate with patients who do not speak English well
March 26, 2007
The parasitic disease called Chagas is becoming a concern to healthcare professionals in this country, as it could pose threats to blood and organ supplies.
March 25, 2007
Cheese sold at Hispanic groceries linked to salmonella – Chicago Area
March 22, 2007
A culture of young motherhood: Teen pregnancy remains an issue in Santa Cruz County – California (part 1 of 2)
March 21, 2007
Feds back off tougher immigrant kids health rule (good)
March 14, 2007
Immigrant medicine north of the border – Latinos often prefer treatment in their native countries
March 13, 2007
Undocumented Immigrants Childbirth Is Top Emergency Medicaid Expense
Number of Hispanic women with HIV grows – El Paso, Texas
March 12, 2007
U.S. citizens who lack papers lose Medicaid – Law was supposed to target illegal immigrants (and these are the Federal folks we are relying on to ‘fix’ the immigration quandary)
Comic book on statutory rape aims to help young Latinas
March 7, 2007
AIDS Cases Continue To Rise Among Hispanics
March 5, 2007
Hispanic Women’s Hearts at High Risk: Study
March 2, 2007
Few Primary Care Practitioners Offer HIV Tests to Hispanic Patients in Los Angeles, New UCLA AIDS Institute Study Finds
February 26, 2007
Latinos face more disabling job injuries
February 12, 2007
Does U.S. law targeting illegal immigrants hurt citizens? – Wisconsin
February 6, 2007
New Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirement Is Taking a Toll: States Report Enrollment Is Down and Administrative Costs Are Up
February 5, 2007
Nearly 75 percent of kids with lead poisoning in Arizona are Hispanic.
Aggressive breast cancer hits Latinas
January 30, 2007
Analysis: Medicare vs. the race gap
January 21, 2007
The low-income illegal-immigrant parents of an estimated 36,000 children in California would lose cash assistance on July 1 if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget is approved
January 20, 2007
Language a predictor of obesity
January 17, 2007
Salsa fights depression – (dancing salsa that is – I have no idea how I find these things)
January 16, 2007
Report looks at cost of care for illegal immigrants – Tarrant County, Texas
January 13, 2007
Bilingualism delays onset of dementia
January 10, 2007
Children Dropping Off Medicaid Rolls (about 12,000 in Virginia alone)
December 27, 2006
Medi-Cal pays for 100,000 births yearly to undocumented immigrants
December 19, 2006
Huge jump in number of Latinas seeking cosmetic surgery – but why?
December 18, 2006
Latin America finds the green in organic – Latin American farmers can thank health-conscious U.S. consumers for a booming export business.
Blind Spanish-speakers fuel new demand – Chicago
December 14, 2006
Blood Banks Get New Test to Reveal Fatal Parasite – Chagas disease
December 13, 2006
New report says Connecticut Latinos facing health crisis
December 11, 2006
High infant birth weights seen in Latinos
December 8, 2006
Maternal weight, glucose tolerance affect Mexican-American newborns
December 7, 2006
Ethnic divide for diabetes – City’s Puerto Ricans far more likely to die of illness, study says – Chicago, Illinois
December 6, 2006
New report predicts a Hispanic aging boom
December 5, 2006
Depression engulfs area’s Puerto Ricans – Boston, Massachusetts
November 30, 2006
Oaxacan ‘medicine man’ sought instead of Western medicine – California
November 29, 2006
Bush Administration Wants Flu Shots For Illegal Immigrants
November 27, 2006
Police use video, picture book to warn Hispanics of meth trade – Merced, California
November 20, 2006
U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants not entitled to health insurance under new ruling – Texas (and the nation)
November 15, 2006
Illegal immigrants’ healthcare bill is tallied
November 14, 2006
Illegal immigrants’ babies denied MediCal – California (because of the new Federal policy)
November 3, 2006
U.S. Tightens Medicaid Rules for Babies of Illegal Immigrants
November 1, 2006
Chicago joins study of Hispanic health – Illinois
October 27, 2006
Domestic Abuse by Latinos Targeted – Prince George County, Maryland
October 22, 2006
HIV/AIDS in Latino Community Has Reached Crisis Proportions, New NCLR-CSULB Center for Latino Health Reports Findings
October 13, 2006
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lands $22M contract to study Hispanic health
October 1, 2006
Young Latinos focus of weight, diabetes study – Laredo, Texas
September 29, 2006
A passion for improving lives – Luis Zayas looks for the indicators of teen Latina suicides
September 7, 2006
Language Barriers Plague Hospitals in the US
September 6, 2006
Uninsured Latino children more likely not to get medical care
August 28, 2006
Poor Patients Who Are Healthy? (or the Latino health paradox)
August 27, 2006
Looking like Don Quixote, not Sancho Panza
August 25, 2006
Center for Hispanic Medical Students Loses All Its U.S. Aid in New York City
August 13, 2006
Birth control message is not reaching Latinas
August 11, 2006
Young Latinas need our attention now
August 9, 2006
New research documents increasing obesity among infants
Cultural Assumptions Often Misleading: Statewide Survey Examining California’s Diverse Populations’ Opinions About Teen Pregnancy
August 8, 2006
New immigrants find life in America can challenge their health
July 14, 2006
1 out of 4 latinas in the US has a child before the age of 20
