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Will Aspiring U.S. Citizens Be Caught in Healthcare Limbo

Mary Mata April 10, 2013

By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz.–Teresa Ramirez learned to live with the pain of ovarian cysts after she was diagnosed a year ago. As an undocumented immigrant, she […]

Latinos Likely Worse Off From High Blood Pressure

Mary Mata

Migration of Latin American Nurses Could Help U.S. Healthcare

Mary Mata April 4, 2013

Latina Teens Second Birth Likely Despite Knowing Prevention

Mary Mata April 3, 2013

By LatinaLista The first time a teenage girl gets pregnant it can truthfully be called an accident but a second, third or fourth time? A new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control […]

Latino Kids as Pawns in the Soda Wars

Mary Mata April 1, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Are Latino kids being unfairly targeted as study subjects for obesity in youth and the relationship to drinking a lot of sodas? There is now a […]

Healthcare an Obstacle as GOP Courts Latinos

Mary Mata

By Noam N. Levey,  Los Angeles Times As Republican leaders try to woo Latino voters with a new openness to legal status for the nation’s illegal immigrants, the party remains […]

What Are the Main Health Issues affecting Latinos in the U.S.?

Mary Mata March 28, 2013

By Hope Gillette, Saludify Hispanics are one of the fastest growing minorities in the United States, representing more than 16 percent of the country’s population, according to the most recent U.S. […]