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Sleep Disorder Treatment Inequities Perpetuate Health Disparities

woman sitting on a bed with a sleep disorder

Low-income patients are more likely to see quality sleep as a luxury, not a health concern. Providers must intervene with education, diagnosing, and treatment.

Existing Race-Based Predictions Perpetuate Racism in Nephrology

To bring antiracism into nephrology and healthcare overall, we must reassess how inequities influence medical studies—instead of just biological fact.

Why Aren’t People Participating in COVID-19 Contact Tracing?

A masked contact tracer wearing headset sits by computer and phone

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.

4 Transformative Takeaways on Equitable Healthcare From TEDx

Healthcare experts share forward-thinking views on the medical community’s role in providing effective, authentic, and sustainable care.

What Is Upstream Healthcare?

An approach to care that examines and addresses root causes rather than symptoms can improve long-term outcomes and decrease healthcare costs.

Collaboration More Important Than Ever for Protecting Homeless

homeless person's belongings and bedding on street sidewalk

A community tasked with serving the underserved will draw on existing strengths to protect their guests from the coronavirus, but experts call for more hands on deck.

SDOH Screeners Don’t Capture Full Scope of Utilities Insecurity

SDOH screening is missing a large swath of patients who are eligible for utility shutoff protections, research suggests.

New research suggests requests for shutoff protection may provide a truer picture of patient needs.

Emergency Mental Health Services: A Growing Need

Entrance to an emergency room, where many people turn for their behavioral health needs.

Tasha Ferguson, clinical director of BMC’s Emergency Services Program, reflects on how emergency service programs can streamline behavioral health care and relieve pressure on ED teams.

Universal Screening to Protect Patients from Energy Insecurity

Utility shutoff protections relieve pressure on households to make financial toss-ups between utility payments and payments for other basic necessities such as food and medication.

Many people eligible for utilities shutoff protections due to their health are unaware of it, but providers can look to universal screening to help bridge the gap.

Transforming Pediatrics: Lessons from Reach Out and Read

Barry Zuckerman, MD shares how the idea to give away books at pediatric well-visits has spurred a series of successful innovations.

Barry Zuckerman, the pediatrician who fostered Reach Out and Read from grassroots beginnings, shares insights for innovating in pediatrics.

Shifting the Culture of SDOH Screening in Specialty Clinics

Families in a SCD clinic who screened positive for food insecurity could be referred to on-campus food resources

Research from a sickle cell disease clinic hopes to shift the philosophy of subspecialty clinics to embrace a more holistic view of patient health.

Health Equity, Social Determinants, and the Role of Social Work

Recognizing the historical roots of health inequities — and why social workers bring a valuable perspective to solving intractable healthcare challenges

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Existing Race-Based Predictions Perpetuate Racism in Nephrology

Emergency Mental Health Services: A Growing Need

Transforming Pediatrics: Lessons from Reach Out and Read

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