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Original article can be found at nytimes.com Obesity and the form of diabetes linked to it are taking an even worse toll on America’s youths than medical experts had realized. As obesity rates in children have climbed, so has the … Continue reading →

“History will look back at how we allowed the Jamaica Queens community to die while the legislative body toyed with healthcare reform” – Dr. Robert Evans

Original article posted at QChron.com A Jamaica group wants to purchase the recently closed Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway, revamp the facility and integrate it into a larger healthcare provider system. If granted approval, Community Wellness Centers of America plans … Continue reading →

The office of New York State Senator Shirley Huntley recently released the following statement regarding phase 2 of her Prescription for Change addressing the disparities in healthcare of the 10th district of New York. Phase 2-My Prescription for Change, Road … Continue reading →

Community Wellness Centers of America, LLC (CWCOA) is pleased to release the following strategic report developed for Southeast Queens, Jamaica, New York with specific recommendations and detailed information which we believe would be helpful in considering State-wide policy for New … Continue reading →

A study’s results are surprising in a field that focuses more on black and gay men. The cities include Baltimore, New York, Washington and Atlanta. (article taken from mediatakeout.com) African American women in six U.S. cities are becoming infected with … Continue reading →

At any checkup, blacks were 1.5 times more likely to test positive for infection with one of the HPV strains that raise cancer risk, said study leader Kim Creek  (article taken from nydailynews.com) CHICAGO — Provocative new research might help … Continue reading →

Psychological testing shows white physicians have friendlier attitudes toward anonymous white people than toward black people. But is this linked to unequal treatment? By KEVIN B. O’REILLY, amednews staff. Posted Sept. 28, 2009. (original article) White physicians, like white lawyers … Continue reading →

(taken from crainsnewyork.com) Bankruptcy court official forced to pull plug on flailing efforts to revive Queens medical center. Hundreds of jobs gone for good. Nursing home remains open; some other parts of hospital complex could be repurposed. Peninsula Hospital Center … Continue reading →

Hospital Closure Worries Boro Officials The New York State Department of Health has reported in the past that Queens County did not have a sufficient number of beds before Parkway and the Caritas hospitals closed, and that Queens County was … Continue reading →