When reports showed that COVID-19 vaccination rates were lower among racial/ethnic minority groups, most discussions focused on mistrust and misinformation among these populations or their reduced access to health care facilities. ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Every year around the world, 295,000 women die due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Seven in 10 of these maternal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. These deaths are usually caused by excessive bleeding, infection, ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to patients in many hospitals. Inside were tissues, bar soap, deodorant, toothpaste, ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Hospitals and homes are havens for germs and disease—but a well-regulated hot water system can prevent the spread of waterborne pathogens, including an emerging infectious disease problem from "superbugs" which can be resistant ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Citing federal law, the Biden Administration on Monday said that if a pregnant woman's life is in danger, hospitals must provide her with care, including abortion services.
Jul 12, 2022
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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will limit cancer treatment options for pregnant women and put lives needlessly at risk, America's leading cancer societies warn.
Jul 12, 2022
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If health care facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes don't follow patient safety rules set by The Joint Commission (TJC)—the independent organization responsible for accrediting health care facilities—they may ...
Jun 23, 2022
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Fewer than 3% of people with mental health conditions living in Australian residential aged care facilities accessed government-subsidized mental health services, a new analysis from Flinders University and the South Australian ...
Jun 22, 2022
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The current physician payment system does not adequately address the socioeconomic factors that impact patients' health outcomes, says the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new position paper published today in the ...
Jun 21, 2022
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A state health department's quick action to mobilize an inter-facility response to protect ventilator-dependent residents of a skilled nursing facility from a superbug outbreak in the middle of the pandemic is being highlighted ...
Jun 15, 2022
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