Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19 (Coronavirus)’
How to Talk With Patients About the COVID-19 Vaccine
At this point in time, it is our most critical responsibility as medical professionals.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Biorepository Builds Opportunity for Care Equity
Infectious disease investigator Nahid Bhadelia, MD says its diverse samples offer the potential to “understand what is driving disparities in COVID-19 outcomes and bridge them.”
Read MoreFighting Vaccine Hesitancy in Groups Hardest Hit by COVID-19
Transparency and culturally appropriate communication are key to counteracting the hesitancy that could diminish the impact of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreIntersectionality & COVID-19 Disparities in the Latinx Population
Research finding differential racial and ethnic health outcomes highlights the need for more intersectional approaches to clinical research and medicine.
Read MoreWhy Aren’t People Participating in COVID-19 Contact Tracing?
Contact tracing can help stop the spread of communicable diseases — but public health officials should account for systemic inequities for it to be effective in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreHIV and Overdose Care Critical as Pandemic Yields Increased Harm
‘People’s experience could be so much more humane,’ expert says on the impact of policy and pandemic response on people at risk of drug-related harms.
Read More‘Good Intentions Aren’t Enough’: Forum Examines Structural Racism
In ‘The State of Race,’ experts shine a light on the existing inequities laid bare by the pandemic and the need to move beyond good intentions to real change.
Read MoreDeliveries From the Doctor: Meeting Holistic Needs in a Crisis
Wraparound services at the hospital are not new. Getting them to children and families in a pandemic is.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Patient Characteristics Could Inform Tailored Strategies
Hospital data confirming the higher burden of disease on patients who face social adversities also uncover possible care strategies.
Read MorePalliative Care Dyads Allow for Dying with Dignity
Provider dyads tackle medical and psychosocial needs for patients requiring palliative services in the emergency department.
Read MoreHow a Pediatric Vaccination Van Has Upended the Idea of Care
In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, a mobile pediatric unit makes modern-day house calls and opens the door to a new way to provide care.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Exposes the Health Equity Imperative
COVID response efforts are the roadmap for reducing healthcare spending and freeing up resources to plow back into the communities hospitals serve.
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