Providing Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants Improves Birth Outcomes, Research Shows

Providing Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants Improves Birth Outcomes, Research Shows

By Margot Moinester, THE CONVERSATION When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, it affects nondrivers, too — even the littlest ones. Babies born to immigrants from Mexico and Central America are bigger and healthier in states that make that change, our research shows. The longer a law is in effect before a baby is conceived, […]

In a Threat to Patient Trust, Texas Hospitals Must ask ‘Are you a U.S. citizen?’

In a Threat to Patient Trust, Texas Hospitals Must ask ‘Are you a U.S. citizen?’

By Akshara Ramasamy, StatNews | Editorial credit: Patrish Jackson / shutterstock.com  As I prepare for medical school, I worry about the future of practicing in my state As a first-generation immigrant, much of my childhood was spent in a state of perpetual uncertainty. My family and I fixated on an ever-refreshing screen, patiently watching our status […]

First Day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Expand Insurance Coverage of Breast Cancer Screening and Imaging

First Day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Expand Insurance Coverage of Breast Cancer Screening and Imaging

By governor.ny.gov | Editorial credit: AYO Production / Shutterstock.com  On the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to expand insurance coverage of breast cancer screening and imaging to include procedures as recommended by nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines for the detection of breast cancer. “Every woman in New […]