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Kat Stafford Associated Press A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients was announced Thursday by a coalition that includes the four medical schools at the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities. The collaboration follows a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and…

A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients was announced Thursday by a coalition that includes the four medical schools at the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities — including the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. The collaboration follows a National…

You can take all the right steps and still get a big medical bill, of course. To keep financial trouble at bay, try the following. Never automatically pay a hospital or provider bill. That’s because a doctor’s office or other facility should first send their invoice directly to your insurance—Medicare, supplemental Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or…