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RAPIDO acronym aims to raise stroke awareness within the Latino community
By Sam Baker On October 9, 2023 A CDC report found only 58% of Hispanic adults in the U.S. can recognize signs of stroke. The American Stroke Association last month…
Read MoreAlthea Gibson, Ida B. Wells among women to feature on new 2025 quarters
By Nick Robertson On October 17, 2023 A trailblazing athlete, activist and scientist are among the five women who will feature in a special run of quarters to be minted…
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Parental rights take center stage in Ohio’s ballot battle over abortion
By Valerie Richardson On October 17, 2023 The pitched battle over Ohio Issue 1 is looking less about abortion and more about parents’ rights as opponents warn that the measure…
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Ohio Issue 1: Attacks on parental rights do not appear in amendment
By Susan Tebben On October 16, 2023 The topic of parental rights does not appear in Ohio Issue 1 on the ballot Nov. 7. There is no mention of denying…
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Tribal Health Workers Aren’t Paid Like Their Peers. See Why Nevada Changed That.
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez On August 21, 2023 FALLON, Nev. — Linda Noneo turned up the heat in her van to ward off the early-morning chill that persists in northern…
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Addressing rural health through community informed research, outreach
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute and College of Medicine lead initiatives to support land-grant mission By Zachary Sweger On October 10, 2023 HERSHEY, Pa. — As Pennsylvania’s sole…
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One of last survivors of Oklahoma race massacre dies at 102
On October 10, 2023 One of the last three known Black Tulsans who lived through a 1921 race massacre in the Oklahoma town has died at 102, his family said.…
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Michigan schools have added more than 1,300 mental health professionals since 2018 with more funding
By Hannah Dellinger On October 12, 2023 Michigan added more than 1,300 mental health professionals to its schools in the last five years, according to state records. During a national shortage…
Read MoreEducation workforce report shows challenges facing Michigan’s K-12 schools
Teacher absences and vacancies are impacting student learning and school operations as teacher absence rates increased and the substitute teacher fill-rate declined. By Jennifer Chambers On October 9, 2023 A…
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