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September 2019 Issue

Back To School/Hispanic Heritage

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September 2019 Issue

Back to School/Hispanic Heritage Issue

In this issue we 

honor the work of Chi-Chi Rodríguez and his youth foundation, Braxton Moral who simultaneously earned his high school diploma and a degree from Harvard, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions

spotlight literature and culture with a firsthand account of La Feria del Libro en Madrid, as well as the works of five Latino authors who each made an important impact through their lives and writings

explore the headlines impacting Hispanics around the globe, including in/from Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Venezuela

learn more about the impact of AAHHE in the latest Faculty Voices and Finding My way: A Latinx’ Self-Reflection columns

discuss in our Physician Outlook supplement the opioid crisis, as well as our latest Inspiring and Aspiring medical student, Leslie Pensa, and the good work of this month’s Physician Spotlight, Dr. Marcelo Hochman

peruse titles from Lee & Low Books, as well as from Teachers College Press

Table of Content

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Hispanics’ Deadly Response To Opioid Bias

Opioids are sometimes necessary to treat Patient pain, but Physicians are now being cautioned about prescribing them. In an article entitled “How Racial Inequity Is Playing Out in the Opioid Crisis,” by Jenae Addison for Health Magazine, it is noted that the stereotyping of Patients of color influences the number of prescriptions dispensed.

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Mary Ann Cooper

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Inspiring and Aspiring: Leslie Pensa

University of Alabama School of Medicine 2019 Editor’s Note: Diagnosed with ADHD during her first year of medical school, Leslie Pensa wants to remind others they don’t have to be perfect and to never be afraid to ask for help.

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Revamped OxyContin And Drug Abuse

New Version Was Supposed to Reduce Abuse, But Has It? Editor’s Note: As new details emerge about the opioid epidemic, experts are asking if the reformulated version of OxyContin reduces drug abuse as it was supposed to do.

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