Bettering Chagas Disease Screening Is an Immigrant Health Equity Issue
Leaders of a new public health initiative discuss the challenges of raising awareness of Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that is likely increasing in prevalence in the U.S.
Emergency Departments Have an Opportunity to Boost HIV Testing
To quell a rising epidemic, BMC has embedded HIV counselors in the ED to increase declining testing rates and connect people to effective treatment.
Read MoreCOVID-19, One Year In: An Infectious Disease Doctor’s Perspective
Global health expert and infectious disease doctor Davidson Hamer, MD, looks back at what we’ve learned in a year and how it can inform healthcare strategies moving forward.
Read MorePandemic Restrictions Reduce Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment
The impact of such a significant decrease in HCV testing and treatment affects both the individual patients and public health as a whole.
Read MoreProvider Language Choice Associated with Higher Vaccination Rates
Provider recommendation style impacts the length of adolescent vaccine discussions and ultimate vaccination rates.
Read MoreThe Physician’s Role in Racial Equity
Physicians are in a unique position of status. It’s our duty to be critical of all aspects that impact patients and colleagues — and then to act.
Read MoreIsolated but Not Alone: Life as a Pregnant Doctor During COVID-19
An internist and her frontline husband anxiously balance work and the health of a growing family during the pandemic
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Racism: Changing Predictable Outcomes
As data shows the coronavirus is more greatly affecting people of color, experts raise concerns for post-pandemic repercussions and call for prioritization of the social determinants.
Read MoreSocial Distancing May Increase HIV and Overdose Risk
Isolation and barriers to harm reduction services could increase overdoses and new HIV infections among people who use drugs, experts worry.
Read MorePodcast: The Critical Role of Safety Net Health Systems
On the HealthCare Is Hard podcast, Walsh shares how all of healthcare can take away important insights from the work of safety net providers.
Read MoreCOVID-19: Infectious Disease Expert Talks Social Distancing
Public health authorities are urging everyone to practice social distancing. Here’s why.
Read MoreA Gap in Diagnosis of Hep C Infections During the Opioid Epidemic
Federally qualified health centers see 10 times the HCV prevalence of the general population, but aren’t yet reaching their full potential in fighting this consequence of the opioid epidemic.
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