Tag: doctors
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Why the U.S. medical field is pushing for more Black doctors
As a child, 40-year-old Dontal Johnson dreamed of becoming a doctor, but never saw himself represented in the profession. “I had never seen a Black doctor growing up, and one of the crazier things is I never saw a Black doctor until I hit college,” Johnson said. Johnson decided to apply to medical schools in…
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The importance of addressing the U.S. shortage of Black doctors
The importance of addressing the U.S. shortage of Black doctors – CBS News Watch CBS News There’s a major effort underway to bring more Black doctors into hospitals and examination rooms nationwide, and that effort is focused on easing the burden of medical school for students at historically Black colleges and universities. Jericka Duncan has…
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Now’s the perfect time for your flu and COVID shots, according to doctors. Here’s why.
If you still haven’t gotten your COVID or flu shot, don’t fret – experts say it’s the perfect time to get vaccinated before the holidays are in full swing. “It’s not too late, and you can get them both at the same time, according to the CDC,” CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook…
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Doctors fear Texas’ strict abortion laws put pregnant women in danger | 60 Minutes
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, 20 states banned or severely restricted abortion. Six states voted to protect access to it. And on Tuesday, voters in 10 states will decide on measures that would add abortion rights to their state constitutions. To understand the impact of the changing legal landscape and…
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How Texas’s abortion laws are driving doctors out of the state
Texas’ strict abortion laws have hindered doctors in the state, leaving them unable to offer comprehensive maternity care to pregnant women, according to Dr. Emily Briggs, an obstetrician and family physician who works in central Texas. To date, no doctor has been prosecuted for violating the ban, which is now a felony, but the confusing…