Grant Will Aid Minority, Rural Communities
Nov 10 (Baltimore Sun) University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers received nearly $5 million in federal stimulus money from the National Institutes of Health to create two programs to improve health for minority and rural communities.

Insuring Hearts (and Kidneys, Lungs and Livers)
Aug 18 (New York Times Blog) Here’s a gory indicator of inequality in access to health care in the United States: People who lack health insurance are far more likely to donate organs than to receive them.

Breast-Feeding Linked to Lower Cancer Risk
Aug 13 (New York Times) There is new evidence that breast-feeding is associated with a lower incidence of breast cancer among a group of younger women who are at particularly high risk: those with breast cancer in the family.

Findings May Explain Gap in Cancer Survival
Aug 11 (New York Times) Scientists say they have made a discovery that may help explain the racial gap in cancer survival, providing clues to why white patients often outlive blacks even when they have what appear to be the same cancers.

Viral Infection May Explain Racial Differences in Oral Cancer Death Rates
Aug 03 (New York Times) African-American patients with head and neck cancers die earlier than whites, and researchers say they have made a breakthrough in understanding the underlying reasons for the racial gap.

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