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As a researcher at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Alice Mukora says she understands the need to enroll diverse populations in Alzheimer's research. But that would be more likely to happen, she notes, if people of color had better experi

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'Providers Don't Even Listen': Barriers To Alzheimer's Care When You're Not White

7:26am March 02, 2021

by Jon Hamilton

Nonwhite Americans looking for care for a loved one are much more likely than whites to encounter discrimination, language barriers, and providers who lack cultural competence, a new report finds.

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Marlon Munoz still becomes emotional when he remembers having to tell his wife, Aibi Perez, that she had breast cancer, because no other interpreter was available to share the news.

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With Scarce Access To Interpreters, Immigrants Struggle To Understand Doctors' Orders

7:29pm August 15, 2018

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Despite laws guaranteeing access to health care, non-English speakers in the U.S. often rely on family and friends as ad hoc interpreters — and may misunderstand what doctors think they're conveying.

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, left, talks with first base coach Harold Baines in the dugout during a game in 2011.

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How Latino Players Are Helping Major League Baseball Learn Spanish

4:00pm March 26, 2017

by Jorge Encinas

Latino players have long felt lost in translation in the minor and major leagues. How MLB is taking on this linguistic and cultural challenge.