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NY State Health Foundation Report: FQHC Utilization of State & Federal Loan & Scholarship Programs to Support Clinician Recruitment

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08/31/2017

A NYSHealth-supported report, prepared by the Community Health Care Association of New York State, outlines state and federal scholarship and loan repayment programs that support workforce recruitment and retention efforts by federally qualified...

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Mayor De Blasio Revives Push To Convert Former Greenpoint Hospital Into Affordable Housing

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08/31/2017

The city is seeking proposals to transform the site of the former Greenpoint Hospital — shuttered since 1982 — into hundreds of units of affordable housing, Mayor de Blasio will announce Wednesday night.

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Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights

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08/31/2017

Canada’s idea of a fair trade deal seems very different from President Trump’s.

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Trump Tax Plan May Free Up Corporate Dollars, but Then What?

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08/31/2017

The tax overhaul promised by President Trump and Republican congressional leaders is lugging a remarkably heavy load. The goal is not only to reduce the tax bills of corporations and small businesses, but also to stimulate investment, create jobs,...

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A Former Felon Leads The Way In Criminal Justice Reform

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08/31/2017

Glenn E. Martin, formerly incarcerated, founded Just Leadership in 2014 to train ex-convicts to lead criminal justice reform in their own communities.

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Ivanka Trump Supports Rollback Of Obama's Policy To Close Gender Pay Gap

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08/31/2017

Ivanka Trump, who came into her father’s administration vowing to fight for women in the workplace, has blessed a White House plan to roll back an Obama-era policy aimed at eliminating the gender pay gap.

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Commonwealth Fund: How the Affordable Care Act Has Helped Women Gain Insurance and Improved Their Ability to Get Health Care

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08/31/2017

Prior to the Affordable Care Act, one-third of women who tried to buy a health plan on their own were either turned down, charged a higher premium because of their health, or had specific health problems excluded from their plans. Beginning in 2010...

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Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common

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08/31/2017

In the U.S., the average age a woman gives birth to her first child has been rising. And, a study published Thursday in Human Reproduction shows dads are getting older, too.

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F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000

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08/31/2017

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first-ever treatment that genetically alters a patient’s own cells to fight cancer, a milestone that is expected to transform treatment in the coming years.

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The Next Houston

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08/31/2017

Disaster planners have long feared that a direct hurricane hit on Miami or New York could be even more catastrophic than Harvey.

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