Journal of General Internal Medicine

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Postpartum women face high burden of medical debt

Postpartum women experience higher levels of medical debt than other women, according to a study published online May 18 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Health informatics

The 'Hispanic paradox': Does a decades-old finding still hold up?

Many Hispanic people in the United States face socioeconomic disadvantages and lower access to affordable health care. Despite these and other challenges to their health, they generally tend to live longer than other racial ...

Medical economics

Researchers use AI to improve access to clinics for minorities

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the probability of missed appointments in a busy clinic—followed up with personal outreach to at-risk patients—improved "show rates" for patients, especially those who were ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Study finds high rates of burnout across health care professions

Burnout is associated with adverse outcomes including medical errors and lower quality of care. While many studies have focused on physician or nurse burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic increased stress across the health care ...

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