The Bottom Line Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV incidence and infection by more than 90%, but it isn’t available at 1 in 3 student health services in New England — and those institutions that did offer PrEP had low prescription rates. Increasing access to...
As 2022 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on what we learned in the past year to advance our efforts into the coming year. Throughout the year, HealthCity explored many pressing issues in healthcare today: provider representation without unconsented...
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the creation of the “Colorado Option,” a first-in the nation health coverage plan launching in Colorado. The goal of the plan is to increase health coverage enrollment...
The current healthcare system consumes $3.6 trillion of the United States’ economy, yet the U.S. population is sicker than ever. Forty percent of Americans currently live with a chronic condition, and the vulnerable and underserved are the most severely burdened by...
THE BOTTOM LINE | Nearly 4% of people in the U.S. are LGBTQ+, but internal medicine residents are severely underequipped to care for them. Until sexual and gender minority care becomes an integral and required part of medical education, a quick and...