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disparities
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Major COVID-19 vaccine ad campaign to roll out next week
Journalists covering the COVID-19 vaccine rollout should watch out on Jan. 21 for the Ad Council’s unveiling of an advertising…
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Series focuses on stressed rural hospitals that may need to close
Given all the concern about the failure of rural hospitals, it may seem counterintuitive that some hospitals in rural America…
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New resources for covering inequities in insurance, care during pandemic
Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., is afraid of needles. Nevertheless, she agreed to receive her coronavirus vaccine on national television last…
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Discussions include treatment of mental health issues behind bars
A multi-partisan discussion of criminal justice reform — among Democrats, Republicans and billionaire philanthropists ranging from the libertarian Koch Brothers…
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Intersection of mental health, law enforcement complex, changing
A Philadelphia police officer’s recent, fatal shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr., as he wielded a knife, dramatized how, according…
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Where are the aging experts in Biden’s COVID-19 task force?
Consider this: COVID-19 has hospitalizations and deaths among those over 65 are five and 90 times higher respectively than in…
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New core topic leader explores importance of mental and behavioral health coverage
Coming up in my particular neighborhood in Little Rock, Ark., one of my dearest childhood friends was a boy we…
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Study documents racial differences in hospice use and end-of-life care
A new analysis of racial disparities in end-of-life care finds that Black patients voluntarily seek substantially more intensive treatment, such…
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Latest medical conference to go virtual will target improving diagnosis, reducing disparities
One of the nation’s most interesting, patient- and media-friendly medical organizations next week will focus on a topic more relevant…
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Food insecurity a growing issue for seniors, compounded by pandemic
While people in parts of the U.S. slowly return to work and leisure activities, food insecurity remains a serious issue…