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Rosa Herrera: Get the Vaccine for Your Family!
Rosa Herrera knows how difficult the battle with COVID-19 can be. Two of her daughters were really sick with COVID-19 in October 2020 and were hospitalized during their infections. Herrera herself got sick, too, but had a mild case. “It was really scary. I couldn’t see them and since both of them were hospitalized at ...
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Javier Cintron: Future Doctor Aims to Address Health Inequities
Wiping the sweat from his brow, Javier Cintron listened intently to the Haitian man. Far from his home in Panama City, F…
Cancer, Clinical Trials
Cesar Ramirez: From Honduras to DACA, on a Mission to Be a Doctor Who Cares
Shiny cars screeching down the road. Grocery stores filled with bright lights and food-stuffed aisles. TV screens flicke…
Cancer, Clinical Trials, Embracing Immigrants
Latina Warrior Beats Cancer, Saves Lives Through Education and Advocacy
“The good news is, we can’t kill you trying to save you. You showed up fit to fight.” Still in shock of recent events, L…
Cancer, Clinical Trials, Overcoming Harmful Biases
A.J. Williams: Helping Police, Educators Team Up for Regional Handle With Care Program
As a child, A.J. Williams was exposed to domestic violence. Now a police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, Williams is makin…
Trauma & ACES
Abigail Rubio: Changing the Medical School Oath to Address Racism
Abigail Rubio, like all medical students, started her journey to be a doctor with an oath. In the traditional Hippocrati…
Education, Overcoming Harmful Biases
Gregory Aune: The Gear Up Against Kids Cancer Bike Ride
Gregory Aune was 16 when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Aune spent a year enduring grueling treatment, losing…
Cancer, Latino Cancer
María Elena Bottazzi: The Latina Scientist Who Helped Create a COVID-19 Vaccine
When María Elena Bottazzi left Honduras, she never expected to one day be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Bottazzi is…
COVID-19, Vaccines
Gus Alva: Helping Latinos Heal from Parkinson’s Through Storytelling
Living with a cognitive disease is difficult because of how it impacts you and those around you. It can create a stigma,…
Clinical Trials, Dementia
COVID Community Corps Spreads Vaccine Awareness to New Jersey Latinos
COVID-19 continues to burden communities of color, particularly low-income and Latino immigrant populations. Often, thes…
COVID-19, Vaccines
Ricki Fairley: Fighting for Better Breast Cancer Outcomes Among Black Women
When it comes to triple negative breast cancer, Ricki Fairley is a veteran on the battlefield. “I am a 10-year survivo…
Cancer, Clinical Trials