#SaludTues Tweetchat 9/6: Infection Control and Its Critical Role in Healthcare Settings
Infection control saves lives, and every frontline healthcare worker plays a critical role. To better support healthcare workers to prevent infections…
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Donate a Biospecimen Today to Improve Latino Health Outcomes!
Have you ever wanted to help improve Latino health? Now is your chance! The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program is recruitin…
Caring For Caregivers: Support for Families Impacted by Dementia
Caregivers are a lifeline for people living with dementia. But who is the lifeline for caregivers? The Caring for the Caregivers program at UT Health …
New Study Sheds Light on Maternal Health Issues and Need for Diversity Among Nurses
Nurses are lifelines for mothers-to-be, helping recognize complications early during labor and delivery. Maternal health for Latinas could improve eve…
Report: The Deadliest Cities for People Walking Are Now Even More Dangerous
Although driving declined in 2020, U.S. pedestrian deaths increased, especially among Latinos and other people of color, according to the latest Dange…
Monkeypox and Latinos: What You Need to Know
As America continues to struggle with COVID-19 variants, a monkeypox outbreak has reached almost every state. Monkeypox – a rare disease caused by i…
37% of Latinos with Children Suffer from Depressive Symptoms
Over a third of lower-income Latino adults living with children had frequent anxiety or depressive symptoms this past fall and winter, according to a …
Study: COVID-19 Raises Maternal Mortality in Latinas
Prior to the pandemic (2007-2016), Latinas had a comparable maternal mortality rate to White women, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. However…
New Study Aims to Create Risk “Scorecard” for Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at UC Davis Health and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) are working on a new study to predict w…
Study Suggests Risk for Miscarriage is Higher During Summer
You’re not imagining it – it is very hot out there. Heat waves swept the nation beginning in early June 2022, putting more than 50 million people …