Health disparities exist along lines of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic class in US society. I argue that we should work to eliminate these health disparities because their existence is a moral wrong that needs to be addressed. Health disparities are morally wrong because they exemplify historical ...
Why Ending Disparities in Health Care Must Start at the TopAntoinette HardyWaller
Transgender individuals experience limited access to healthcare. This results not least from experiences of discrimination to which they are exposed in the health system. These contribute to transgender individuals having poorer health than cis individua
Disparities exist in maternal mortality as they do in other areas of health care. The increases we’ve seen are most noticeable in non-Hispanic black women. The number of deaths per 100 000 live births among black women is more than3 timesthat among white women. In fact, for any state...
Health care reform should be targeted to improve lifestyle and decrease income disparities for specialties needed to meet health manpower needs... MS Grayson,DA Newton,PA Patrick,... - 《Journal of General Internal Medicine》 被引量: 31发表: 2011年 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Quality...
“Disparities in health care happen across specialties, including internal medicine, dermatology and obstetrics/gynecology," he notes. "Think about these problems, the blind spots in the field that allow for these disparities to occur, and organize a clinical experience or a research plan...
How do the U.S. News ratings compare with other public reporting on hospital quality? In judging the validity and usefulness of any public reporting effort to evaluate health facilities, patients should ask: What is its intention? What information does it claim to deliver?
Racial health disparities result in about $93 billion in excess medical care costs and $42 billion in lost productivity each year, according to a 2018 analysis from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the nonprofit Altarum. On top of being costly, disparities hinder the nation's overall health, ...
higher disability and fewer health care resources," said Bove. "Our findings highlight the importance of considering race-ethnicity and disability in women with MS. They also suggest that socioeconomic opportunity, rather than MS-related care, may lay the foundation for disparities in MS outcomes....
Ok! Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The lack of persistence in home physiotherapy exercises is a well-known problem hindering the effectiveness of treatment. It is especially evident in vestibular rehabilitation (exercises to treat dizziness and balance problems). ...