Ted Cruz gets an earful in McAllen for July 4

Ted Cruz gets an earful in McAllen for July 4

Victor Landa July 5, 2017

*I’m posting this because it was mostly Latinos, organizing, protesting, making their voices heard. Everyone needs to know that Latinos in deep South Texas are standing up. VL By Patrick […]

Republicans predict victory as narrow U.S. healthcare vote approaches

NewsTaco May 4, 2017

*Why you should read this:  Because this vote is coming down to the wire. Because you can call your representative to let them know this is a bad bill: Savemycare […]

Focus on the majority leaves key research on minority populations untouched

NewsTaco October 25, 2016

*This is the problem: “Latinos and other minority groups are hardly researched, producing less information about how each of their respective cultures influence their health and overall well-being.” VL By Khadija […]

The Best Way to Reach People in the Shadows

NewsTaco May 29, 2015

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The remarkable thing about a recent Latino Decisions survey titled “Healthcare in the Shadows” is that it identifies people who live under a cloud of fear: […]

Latinos key to Obama’s health law strategy

Mary Mata June 12, 2013

By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News/Philadelphia Inquierer President Barack Obama, who was re-elected with strong support from the Latino community, was in California this week and will endorse a plan that focuses […]

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

Mary Mata April 4, 2013

By John Benson, Saludify Solving healthcare issues on both sides of the border is the theme of the recently released report Strengthening Health Systems in North and Central America: What role for […]

Poverty: A Health and Healthcare Issue

Mary Mata December 31, 2012

By Alexandra Morbitzer, Being Latino According to 2010 statistics, there is currently just over 15% of Americans living in poverty, although U.S. Latinos are at a much higher rate with […]

How Will The Healthcare Reform Decision Affect Latinos?

NewsTaco March 30, 2012

Whether the U.S Supreme Court will uphold the Healthcare Reform Act or not is something I won’t bother to speculate. There are enough opinions and soothsayers out there to satisfy […]

Ciro Rodriguez Says He’s The Fighter South Texas Needs

Mary Mata March 20, 2012

San Antonio, Texas — Ciro Rodriguez spent time during the 1990s and early 2000s serving the people of South Texas in Congress as a Democrat, and most recently lost his […]

CA’s Raul Ruiz Says Latino Politics Are Mainstream Politics

Mary Mata February 2, 2012

Dr. Raul Ruiz says that he is an emergency room physician first, and his foray into politics as  the Democratic candidate for the 36th Congressional District is but another way […]