
Amy Maxmen
Science Reporter at Freelance
Public Health Editor and Correspondent at Kaiser Family Foundation
Award-winning public health reporter @KFFHealthNews. Bylines @NYTimes @Nature & more. She/her. More: https://t.co/NdADJbAbi4
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5 days ago |
dailymontanan.com | Amy Maxmen
The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For many Asian Americans, it’s around 84 — on par with life expectancies in Japan and Switzerland. Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000.
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2 weeks ago |
theatlantavoice.com | Amy Maxmen
JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several people lingered for free preventive health care: tests for HIV and other diseases, flu shots, and blood pressure and glucose monitoring.
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3 weeks ago |
capitalbnews.org | Amy Maxmen
JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several people lingered for free preventive health care: tests for HIV and other diseases, flu shots, and blood pressure and glucose monitoring.
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3 weeks ago |
npr.org | Amy Maxmen
HIV prevention groups in Mississippi are reeling from Trump administration cuts to health spending. Southern states have the highest burden of HIV in the U.S., accounting for half of new infections.
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3 weeks ago |
mercurynews.com | Amy Maxmen
By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsJACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several people lingered for free preventive health care: tests for HIV and other diseases, flu shots, and blood pressure and glucose monitoring.
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RT @KFFHealthNews: As HIV testing falters in the South because of disruptions in federal funds, researchers warn of a resurgence of the epi…

RT @KFFHealthNews: HIV prevention groups in Mississippi are reeling from Trump administration cuts to health spending. Southern states have…

RT @SaskiaPopescu: Definitely worth a read, courtesy of @amymaxmen - HIV Testing and Outreach Falter as Trump Funding Cuts Sweep the Sout…