The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on residents and staff at long-term care facilities. A review of data
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Access to care for minority Medicare patients is worse than that of non-minority patients
Saint Louis University research has found that Medicare patients who belong to racial and ethnic minority groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific
Continue reading »How To Take Care Of Your Digestive System
Digestion is the process of digesting food. Through a series of chemical reactions, the body breaks food down into smaller
Continue reading »Black Americans often face discrimination in health care
(HealthDay)—Black Americans are much more likely to report discrimination or unfair judgment when seeking health care than whites or Hispanics,
Continue reading »COVID-19 disrupting care for newborns
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting newborn care services in hospitals as mothers are separated from their newborn babies despite a
Continue reading »Inmates’ Distrust of Prison Health Care Fuels Distrust of Covid Vaccines
One November night in a Missouri prison, Charles Graham woke his cellmate of more than a dozen years, Frank Flanders,
Continue reading »Researchers develop data tool that may improve care
With the aid of sophisticated machine learning, researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine demonstrated that
Continue reading »COVID-19 deaths really are different. But best practices for ICU care should still apply
Exactly what kills a person with COVID-19? How do those deaths differ from the deaths of people whose lungs fail
Continue reading »Stuck at home, suffering with COVID-19? Experts offer guidance on care
(HealthDay)—Most folks infected with COVID-19 will only have mild or moderate illness—but that means they’ll still be stuck at home
Continue reading »Trans people deserve healthy, happy sex lives – and that starts with better care
Understanding my body in a sexual way has been something that’s taken time. I am a transgender man who identifies
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