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The Kidney PATIENT Act Could Help Someone You Love

Black Health Matters

It is no secret that health inequities and barriers to quality care contribute to adverse outcomes within America’s Black community,” wrote Dr. Walter L. There is no question that this action by CMS would further worsen health inequities experienced by Black dialysis patients. Fields, Jr.,

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Weight Loss Drugs arent “the answer”

Sheffield DPH

Before you read this, you must read Phil’s New Statesman article on GLP1 agonists. 2% could be higher depending on the population group who end up taking the drug (when you think about other risk factors for gallstones e.g. women, over 40). likely to widen health inequalities. Quite a good article. “At

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America, the intolerant

The Health Care Blog

Publishing a peer-reviewed descriptive paper on the history of affirmative action in medicine lead to the cardiologist author of the article being immediately demoted and removed from interacting with trainees at a teaching hospital because a Twitter mob labeled the article’s views ‘racist’.