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Could unifying outpatient practices help dismantle structural racism in health care?

Association of Health Care Journalists

Health care segregation isnt just a relic of the past. This segregation isnt legally mandated but its structurally ingrained, and it has real consequences for health outcomes, medical education, and systemic equity. Health care segregation in context The roots of health care segregation run deep.

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The Colorado Psychedelic Mushroom Experiment Has Arrived

KFF Health News

The National Institute on Drug Abuse , part of the National Institutes of Health, says the risk of mental health problems caused by ingesting mushrooms in a supervised clinical setting is low, but may be higher outside of a clinical setting. health secretary, that his “mind is open to the idea of psychedelics for treatment.”

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Addressing childhood abuse could prevent firearm violence later in life

Association of Health Care Journalists

The report, from the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law, pulls together several different studies to define the connection between child abuse and gun violence. Why this matters The studys findings present several reporting opportunities for health care journalists.

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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Maternal Health Task Force

Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here are positions open for applications in November 2024.

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EPA says it will reconsider safety of fluoride in drinking water

The Hill

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the health impacts of fluoride in drinking water taking what could be an initial step toward new national limits or a ban on the substance. But the administrator credited advocacy from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Long-Covid Patients Are Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn’t Found New Treatments

KFF Health News

This disappoints and angers the patient community, who say the National Institutes of Health should focus on ways to stop their suffering instead of simply trying to understand why they’re suffering. She warns it’s going to take a lot more money to help people like Hayes regain some degree of health.“There

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CSTE Hill Update: March 2024

CSTE

Public health is facing a serious and recurring threat: the potential loss of a vital source of funding, the Prevention and Public Health Fund (prevention fund). Any cuts to the fund would jeopardize our already-underfunded public health infrastructure. The Senate has not acted on the bill. The cuts would result in $1.19