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‘Medicine River’ reckons with the legacy of Indian boarding schools — through a daughter’s eyes
In "Medicine River," Mary Annette Pember grapples with the harrowing legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans and the ...
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RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities ...
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A Match Made Indigenous: Celebrating Incoming Native Resident-Physicians
Being part of the .3 % of American Indian/Alaskan Native physicians is a role I do not take lightly. I hope to inspire the future of medicine, as well as, open growth to the field of geriatrics ...
Kennedy says he wants to target chronic disease among U.S. tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted as part of Trump administration's federal layoffs.
Kennedy’s Plan to Send Health Officials to ‘Indian Country’ Angers Native Leaders
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is committed to improving the Indian Health Service. Native American leaders ...
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Q&A: A daughter tells her Native mother’s story — and a larger American one
In ‘Medicine River,’ journalist Mary Annette Pember confronts the legacy of boarding schools and the trauma passed down through generations ...
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Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds
A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment ... Middle Eastern and West Indian descent. Initial studies of the test, published in ...