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The Conversation

25-Year-Long Study of Black Women Links Frequent Use Of Lye-Based Hair Relaxers to a Higher Risk of Breast Cancer

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Article written by alum Kimberly Bertrand

Tagged: alumni, alumni news, breast cancer, cancer

ABC News

When Cancer and Gender Identity Collide: Transgender Patients Fight Stigma and Disease

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Ulrike Boehmer, associate professor of community health sciences

Tagged: cancer, community health, transgender, transgender health

USA Today

Arizona Business that Sells Wigs to People Undergoing Cancer Treatment Targeted by Anti-mask Group

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy and management

Tagged: cancer, covid-19

Forbes

How the Latest Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Impact Women, Race, Addiction and COVID-19

in Community Health Sciences, COVID-19, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor and chair of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, alcohol/substance use, cancer, coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, substance use, substance use disorder

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TV Reporter Credits Viewer With Noticing Cancerous Lump

in SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: cancer, dean, media, social media

New York Times

A Viewer Spotted a Lump on Her Neck. Now, She’s Having a Tumor Removed.

in SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: cancer, dean, media, social media

BBC Health Check

Cancer Deaths Rise Predicted after COVID-19

in COVID-19, Epidemiology, Global Health, SPH In the Media

Interview with Matthew Fox, professor of epidemiology and global health

Tagged: cancer, coronavirus, covid-19, death, infectious disease

UPI

Insurance Plans Limit Black Patient Access to Cancer Care

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Megan Cole, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: cancer, health disparities, health inequities, health insurance, healthcare system, racism

US News & World Report

How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients from Cancer Care

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Megan Cole, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: cancer, health disparities, health equity, health inequities, health insurance, healthcare system

Becker's Hospital Review

High-Deductible Health Plans May Increase Racial Inequities, Study Finds

in Alumni, Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Megan Cole, assistant professor of health law, policy & management, and alum Jacqueline Ellison

Tagged: access to care, access to medicines, alumni, cancer, health disparities, health equity, health inequities, health insurance, healthcare system, racism, underinsurance

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