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What Are the Risk and Protective Factors for Violent Child Death?Gun violence and traffic crashes may seem like unpredictable events. But they are not random. They are systematic. Data reveal trends and patterns in gun violence and traffic crashes that can help us identify…
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Latinos, Act Against HPV-Associated Throat CancerHPV-associated throat cancer is on the rise in men. With the typical patient being 50 to 60 years old, Black and Latino men are dying from the disease at higher rates than their white counterparts, regardless…
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‘Last Roll of the Dice’: How a Cancer Clinical Trial Saved Timothy LeechTimothy Leech just celebrated his 40th birthday when he got news that changed his life. Timothy was diagnosed with Stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, in 2014. Doctors told him he had only…
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Do You Know Where Germs Live?Did you know that germs are everywhere? The world is covered in germs! Everything has germs – every surface, material, and object, including your body. You read that right – your body is covered in germs,…
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Clinical Trial Identifies Potential Treatment for Asthma in Latino ChildrenClinical trials can help researchers learn to better treat asthma – but they need diverse volunteers. Black and Latino children who have severe asthma, are prone to asthma attacks, and live in low-income urban…
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Baby It’s COVID OutsideWhat’s the deal with COVID-19? Is the pandemic really over? Or should we brace for another wave of the coronavirus as winter approaches? While the number of cases, deaths, and hospitalizations from the virus are…
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‘Maybe I Can Help Somebody Else’: Willie Heard’s Unwavering Faith Through Clinical TrialsWillie Heard is a man of faith. His faith stood strong even after he got tragic news in September 2013. Heard was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of bone marrow cancers in which the…
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What Makes Health Promotion Programs Successful?Cancer health disparities. COVID-19. Climate change. These challenges require public health leaders to create programs and policy solutions that address a complex web of factors that influence health status,…
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Recognizing National Latinx Aids Awareness DayOctober 15, 2022 is National Latinx Aids Awareness Day (NLAAD). This observance calls for raising awareness on the impact of HIV on Hispanic/Latino/Latinx communities and eliminating stigma. NLAAD, first…
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From Classroom to Clinics: Tackling Infection Control Through Education15-year-old Anna Valdez fidgeted in her chair as her eyes scanned the stethoscope, cotton balls, and other medical supplies on the far wall of the exam room. Anna had traveled by bus to the hospital by…
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