Harvard Professor Addresses Language Barriers in Medical Care
BOSTON—Born to Dominican immigrant parents in a low-income neighborhood in Brooklyn, Gezzer Ortega never thought he would be working with […]
Mass. House seeks to Combat Mental Health Crisis Heightened by COVID-19
The Massachusetts House unanimously cleared a mental and behavioral health bill last Thursday, representatives now have around six weeks to
Immigrant families demand investigation, alleging discriminatory treatment at clinic
“No mother wants to lose her child. It’s something extremely painful, that has no cure and there’s no replacement,” Ligia
How Can We Break Barriers To Mental Health In The Latinx Community
The Latinx community is one of the most diverse in the United States. The American cultural melting pot has always
Dominicans Likely to Comply With COVID-19 Health Recommendations
A recent study from The City College of New York’s CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and the CUNY School of Medicine at CCNY indicates U.S.-born
MALN Opinion+: Maria Mossaides
Director of the Office of the Child Advocate on reporting abuse and neglect
“Connecting, empowering, supporting the Latino Community”
“AARP has an appreciation for the need to expand our programming to be more relevant to their needs,” said Mike
MALN Opinion+: Norma Mora
Community liaison for Caregiver Homes on the physical and emotional toll of caring for loved ones
Mobile clinic hopes to close gap in COVID vaccine distribution
The Dept. of Public Health’s COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard reports that 30-percent of the Hispanic-Latino population has received at least one dose
Language seen as a barrier in helping Latinos overcome opioid crisis
As COVID-19 forced isolation and financial hardship, opioid cases reached a grim milestone in the United States – more than
Column: The Community Can Deliver A Better COVID-19 Message Than Health Officials
The missteps in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution were predictable. How could anyone expect better from a broken health care system