An article from Scientific American on March 26, 2023 entitled Fewer Doctors Are Choosing to Go into Emergency Medicine: Hundreds of unfilled residency spots in emergency medicine are telling us that critical care is in trouble discusses the situation in the United States that is resulting in a shortage of physicians choosing emergency medicine. TheContinue reading “Shortage of Critical Care Physicians [Barrier: Medical Staff Shortage]”
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Women in Health Care Leadership [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Shortage of Health Care Providers]
An article on NPR from March 24, 2023 entitled Women were already unequal in the world of global health. The pandemic made it worse discusses research by Women In Global Health that illuminates the need for more women in leadership roles in public health worldwide. The report looks at global data and country case studiesContinue reading “Women in Health Care Leadership [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Shortage of Health Care Providers]”
Telehealth & Public Health [Barriers: Access to Care, Location of Care, Physician Shortage
This article in Scientific American from April 1, 2023 entitled Telehealth Is Proving to be a Boon to Cancer and Diabetes Care: Virtual visits surged in the pandemic, and studies show they maintain high-quality medicine, discusses how Telehealth might be helpful in overcoming some of the barriers to public health. For certain situations that doContinue reading “Telehealth & Public Health [Barriers: Access to Care, Location of Care, Physician Shortage”
Maternal Deaths Spiked In 2021—Particularly Among Black Women [Barriers: Inequity, Health Care Access]
Another article about the CDC National Center for Health Statistics’ recent study on maternal mortality, entitled Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021, was posted on March 16, 2023 in Forbes. This article is entitled Maternal Deaths Spiked In 2021—Particularly Among Black Women—As U.S. Maintains Deadly Reputation For Pregnancy And Childbirth, and further highlightsContinue reading “Maternal Deaths Spiked In 2021—Particularly Among Black Women [Barriers: Inequity, Health Care Access]”
Shortage of Black Doctors harms public health [Barrier: Physician Shortage, Access to Health Literacy, Inequity in Health Care]
In this CNN article from February 2023, entitled Only 5.7% of US doctors are Black, and experts warn the shortage harms public health, many barriers to public health are highlighted. The article highlights the work of Seun Adebagbo, a third-year medical student in Massachusetts, who was born in Nigeria and grew up in Boston. SheContinue reading “Shortage of Black Doctors harms public health [Barrier: Physician Shortage, Access to Health Literacy, Inequity in Health Care]”
Inequity & Racial Bias in Health Care [Barriers: Racial Bias, Inequity]
An article published on CaliforniaHealthline on March 9, 2023 entitled Black Patients Dress Up and Modify Speech to Reduce Bias, California Survey Shows, highlights inequity in health care. This article highlights personal stories about the experiences of those experiencing racial bias in health care. It starts with the following stories: “A young mother in California’sContinue reading “Inequity & Racial Bias in Health Care [Barriers: Racial Bias, Inequity]”
Inflation and Housing Costs affect Health Care [Barrier: Cost of Care]
An article in NPR entitled High inflation and housing costs force Americans to delay needed health care, was posted today, March 10, 2023. The article states “In a recent Gallup poll, 38% of Americans surveyed said they had put off medical treatment last year due to cost, up from 26% in 2021. The new figure isContinue reading “Inflation and Housing Costs affect Health Care [Barrier: Cost of Care]”
Patient Burnout [Barriers: Cost of Care, Insurance, Health Care Professional Shortage, Physician Burnout]
This article in Time entitled “Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills: U.S. Health Care Is Causing Patient Burnout” discusses the overwhelmed feeling patients experience when dealing with the US Health Care System. I hadn’t heard the term “patient burnout,” but it is a good way to describe the situation many patients find themselves in.
Unions for Health Care Staff [Barriers: Physician Burnout]
This article in Wired, entitled Doctor Unions Are Good for Your Health: Physicians across the US are unionizing, which can lead to better working conditions for health care providers and greater advocacy for patients, discusses the possibility that Health Care Staff Unions could help tackle some of the barriers to public health, specifically that ofContinue reading “Unions for Health Care Staff [Barriers: Physician Burnout]”
Primary Care Physician in Beverly Hills writes opinion piece on various Barriers to Public Health
An article in the LA Times written by a physician in Beverly Hills discusses many challenges that patients face related to barriers to public health in the United States. It states “It shouldn’t be so hard to get the right treatments to the people who need them. But money gets in the way.” He discussesContinue reading “Primary Care Physician in Beverly Hills writes opinion piece on various Barriers to Public Health”
Rates of congenital syphilis are skyrocketing in the US [Barriers: Access to Medical Care, Cost of Care/Insurance, Shortage of Medical Facilities]
An article from March 1, 2023 in CNN Health online entitled Rates of congenital syphilis are skyrocketing in the US. Here’s why, highlights the problem of congenital syphilis as a growing concern in the US. “Over the past decade, “there’s been about a 700% increase in the cases of congenital syphilis in the United States,”Continue reading “Rates of congenital syphilis are skyrocketing in the US [Barriers: Access to Medical Care, Cost of Care/Insurance, Shortage of Medical Facilities]”
Death after Surgery More Likely for Black Men [Barrier: Access to Health Care]
An online article on CNN, entitled Among seniors, Black men more likely to die after surgery than their peers, new study suggests, suggests issues with inequities in health care access as evidenced in a recent study Inequities in surgical outcomes by race and sex in the United States: retrospective cohort study. The article states “AmongContinue reading “Death after Surgery More Likely for Black Men [Barrier: Access to Health Care]”
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