Author: Carma Henry

       Black children compared to others are most likely to live in poverty, endure the least access to healthcare and experience over-policing. So, it’s heartbreaking to add that they are also the most likely to experience child abuse.

In a letter led by Representatives Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, and Jennifer McClellan, the lawmakers urged Biden to direct the Archivist of the United States to certify the ERA.

In 1993, the Florida Supreme Court ruled it unlawful to charge individuals in cases where the sheriff’s office made crack cocaine and undercover deputies sold it before arrests.

       But the draft USPSTF recommendation, released Tuesday, emphasizes testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses, or HPV, as a primary screening approach for women ages 30 to 65, as most cervical cancers are caused by the virus. The HPV test involves collecting a vaginal sample and checking cells for infection with the high-risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer.

Seven Side Effects of Apple Cider Vinegar (You Need to Know About!)

       It’s estimated that nearly 7 million people age 65 and older in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to grow to 9 million by 2030. It is estimated that 65% to 75% of dementia patients receive care from family members. African Americans account for roughly 1 in 10 of the 15 million family dementia caregivers nationwide.

Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) and Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the obesity crisis and lower out-of-pocket drug costs for vulnerable Americans. The Dual Eligible Americans Living (DEAL) with Obesity Act would provide coverage of weight loss drugs under Medicare Part D for dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries living with obesity.  

    The idiom that the “pendulum swings” has been around for centuries.  Galileo was the first to observe and record the motion of a swinging pendulum suspended on a string. The Pendulum ‘swings’ primarily describes the back-and-forth motion of the pendulum as it moves from its state of equilibrium.   Consequently, the words ‘pendulum swings’ commonly refer to shifting ideas, trends,  or political positions, thus giving rise to   this topic, ‘Democracy’s Pendulum  Swings.’

Violence in Healthcare: Profit over Care

But proposals floated this year by House Republicans and by analysts working for the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 would severely underfund or cut these services entirely for many people. While the federal government currently provides 90 percent of matching federal-state funding to ensure that all eligible individuals are covered (according to a provision of the Affordable Care Act), the House Republican plan and the Project 2025 proposals would reduce the federal share significantly, transferring costs to the states and to individuals.