Posts Tagged ‘Policy and Advocacy’
“This Season Calls for Us to Be Powerful”: EQTY 2025 Event Champions Progress Amid Pressures
Esteemed national leaders like Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson convened at Boston Medical Center Health System’s third annual conference to build strategies and momentum to push forward against multiple intersecting headwinds in healthcare.
Read MoreBettering 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 the CDC just said is now endemic to the U.S.
Cracking the Code: One Family’s Journey to Genetic Answers in an Essential Hospital
Genetic medicine holds promise for many but is available to few; this is what healthcare providers, policymakers, and scientists can do to change that.
Read MoreLost in the Fog: Charting a Course Forward for Teens Who Vape
Why do so many teens turn to vaping—and what can families, educators, and healthcare providers do to help? Experts share the context of the moment and share new strategies for understanding and supporting youth.
Read MoreHealthCity’s Top 5 Articles of 2024
The most-read articles of this last year showcase healthcare’s deepening impact on the systems and structures that affect health, beyond the exam room
Read MoreLove at First Sight: How One Surgeon’s Passion for the Brain Changed Her Career
BMC neurosurgeon Emanuela Binello’s tailored care is informed by her zest for neurosurgery and the unconventional path that led her there.
Read MoreOur 10 Favorite HealthCity Stories of the Last 5 Years
In honor of HealthCity’s five-year anniversary, we’re sharing our favorite reads, including intimate portraits from the front lines to innovative programs and more.
Read MoreThe 5 Stories Our Readers Loved The Most In 2023
This year’s most popular stories include myth-busting about loved ones with addiction, abortion bans, and how a rotation in Haiti changed the course of one doctor’s career.
Read MoreBMC Is Developing New Anti-Racism Addiction Treatment, Research, and Policy
After a research project engaging people with lived experience of SUD, Boston Medical Center has findings on making addiction treatment better for Black patients.
Read More“Reject Futility”: BMCHS’s Health Justice Summit Opens With a Potent Message of Hope
“People who say it can’t be done should get out of the way,” said keynote speaker Harriet A. Washington about achieving true health equity.
Read MorePoor Health Is Driving Chronic Absenteeism Among High Schoolers — Here’s How Pediatricians Can Help
With 20% of high schoolers missing over 14 days of school on average yearly, medical intervention is critical to get kids re-engaged with learning.
Read MoreOffering Addiction Medication to Incarcerated People Reduces Overdose Deaths
People with substance use disorder make up a disproportionate amount of incarcerated people. Effectively treating this population is key to curbing overdose deaths.
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