Health Care
Artificial intelligence, algorithms lead the way for health care’s ‘bold’ new future’
Desegregating neighborhoods can lead to reduced CKD, racial disparities in health care
Neighborhood desegregation in the U.S. will solve racial disparities in medicine, including the rapid progression of chronic kidney disease to end-stage renal disease in Black patients, according to a speaker at ASN Kidney Week.
A rare disease diagnosis comes with significant health care costs, study shows
People with a rare disease paid three to five times more in health care costs than people without a rare disease, according to findings published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases.
VIDEO: Biases, inequalities must be addressed in nursing, health care
In this video, Teri Campbell, MSN, RN, CFRN, CEN, PHRN, highlights a lecture from the Emergency Nurses Association annual conference about conscious and unconscious biases in health care.
From Ebola to COVID-19: Challenges in providing critical care in low-resource settings
At the CHEST Annual Meeting, a worldwide panel highlighted disparities in receiving and accessing critical care around the world and challenges in providing critical care services in low-resource settings.
Q&A: Psoriasis, mental health care affected by socioeconomic burdens
In this issue’s cover story, experts discussed how reducing psoriasis in the patient is the best way to curb the negative impact on mental health that stems from disease stigma.
Q&A: Medical emoji may broaden health care communication
In a recent editorial, researchers encouraged the normalization of medical emoji across the health care community, with the intent of providing accessible and effective means of communication to patients in the digital age.
Q&A: Amidst COVID-19, anti-Asian racism adds to public health crisis
While the COVID-19 pandemic has put an incredible burden on all health care workers, it has also fueled a resurgence of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. and highlighted disparities in health care research and opportunities for Asian Americans.
Pre-pandemic distress levels predict risk for health care, economic disruptions
Individuals with psychological distress before the COVID-19 pandemic had increased risk for experiencing disruptions related to health care and economics, according to study results published in The British Journal of Psychiatry.
Q&A: ACP leaders call on health care employers to better support clinicians
Several ACP leaders have outlined 10 actions that health care employers can take to ensure the safety and wellbeing of clinicians during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.