Social Issues

As practitioners, we don’t always have the privilege to determine what is ethical or not. That is why most fiduciary bodies of medicine, law,...Read More »

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In several reports, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate compared to other developed countries—a ...Read More »

When the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline was launched nationally in July 2022, many viewed it as a huge step forward in mental healthcare....Read More »

 Since launching, wait times to speak to a counselor and abandoned calls have decreased.Read More »

The focus on profits in U.S. healthcare is “damaging,” Institute for Healthcare Improvement President Emeritus and Senior Fellow Donald...Read More »

On November 28, The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it would start referring to the monkeypox virus as “mpox,” in an attempt to...Read More »

Rural residents face unique challenges to accessing healthcare such as far-flung geography, according to Dartmouth Health.Read More »

A Florida health system is putting social determinants of health (SDOH) right into the electronic health record problem list, where doctors can...Read More »

The majority of the racist incidents involved patients and family members making inappropriate comments related to race or ethnicity. These...Read More »