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Pro-Life Violence
How many terrorist attacks have taken place on American soil over the last 40 years? The real answer is almost certainly larger and far sadder than you think. According to the National Abortion Federation, community health centers and abortion providers have witnessed the following atrocities since 1977: 655 anthrax threats 383 general death threats 373 property […]
Disparities
Doctors Call for Action on Social Determinants
The American College of Physicians (ACP) released a set of 9 recommendations today meant to address social determinants of health (SDOH) in order to improve patient care and health outcomes that are negatively impacted by the conditions in the United States under which patients live, grow, and work.1 However, in an accompanying editorial, 2 physicians wrote […]
Disparities
Pow-Wow Connects Community to Health Providers
Speaking over the sound of powwow drums, UW-Madison pharmacy student Kym Ludwig compared the sugar contents in different energy drinks and helped administer free diabetes risk tests to Wunk Sheek Spring Powwow guests at an informational booth tucked between indigenous food vendors and stalls selling beaded jewelry. Ludwig, who is also a member of the Native […]
Disparities
Teaching Hospitals Pledge to Treat, Hire Blacks, Latinos
Two of Boston’s top teaching hospitals said they are expanding efforts to hire more black and Latino doctors, and to ensure their facilities are welcoming to minorities they treat — an attempt to address two longstanding issues in the health care industry. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, one of the nation’s leading cancer centers, plans to hire a […]
Policies
Fort Drum Area Models Private Care for Veterans
The thought of privatizing their government health care worries many veterans. John Lambert, chairman of the North Country Veterans Advisory Committee, discussed a distressing report during the organization’s April 5 meeting. Prepared by the Rand Corps., the study indicates that physicians not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are not as familiar with […]
Disparities
Pancreatitis in Minority Groups Linked to Triglycerides, Alcohol, Gallstones
Pancreatitis in ethnic minorities is linked to very severe levels of triglycerides and the risk is further increased by alcohol abuse and gallstones, a study has found. Loyola Medicine gastroenterologist Ayokunle Abegunde, MD, is a co-author of the study, published online ahead of print in the journal Endocrine Practice. Pancreatitis is inflammation in the pancreas, a […]
Policies
Trade Group: Short-Term Plan’s Impact Underestimated
The Trump Administration has underestimated the impact short-term limited duration insurance plans would have on the Affordable Care Act market, according to a study commissioned by the Associated for Community Affiliated Plans. While the White House projected that its short-term plans would decrease enrollment in Healthcare.gov by 100,000 to 200,000 ACA consumers in 2019, the […]
Policies
Blue States Fight Dismantling of ACA
Despite attempts by the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, blue states are fighting back to prop up the 2010 law. New Jersey is nearly set to implement its own individual mandate for health care coverage after congress rolled back the requirement at the federal level. The New Jersey Health […]
Disparities
Blacks Much Less Likely to Take Part in Health Research Studies
Racial and ethnic minorities, especially African-Americans, are significantly less likely to participate in health-related research than Whites, according to a new study from Ball State University. The lack of participation impedes the testing, development, implementation and evaluation of various clinical and community-based disease-prevention and health-promotion interventions, said Dr. Jagdish Khubchandani, a community health education professor […]
Blogs/Opinion
Treating Alzheimer’s
I’m envious. One of my medical school classmates climbed a mountain with his patient, and not just any mountain. Dr. Malcolm Bilimoria, a surgical oncologist, and Ken Brown, “a survivor of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas,” ascended the 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro. That’s right. Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. I’m envious because none of my […]
Disparities
Meal Delivery to Needy Saves Healthcare Costs, Report Says
Imagine you are the tightfisted potentate of a small republic, plotting the least expensive way to care for subjects in fragile health who depend on your beneficence. You could watch while your subjects who are elderly or disabled (or both) scramble to find and pay for healthy meals. And you could open your checkbook each […]
Disparities
Study Finds Income Disparities in Pediatric Hospitalizations
The study suggests that hospitals should spend more time on inpatient to outpatient transitions and on population health. Specifically, it calls for a robust culture of health both within hospitals and in collaboration with the broader community to change this dynamic. “If children from all of Hamilton County’s census tracts spent the same amount of […]
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