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Pride Month 2022: Article collections on health and wellbeing in the LGBT+ community

Frontiers

Beneficiary, provider, and health system perspective on implementing PrEP in community settings worldwide. Transgender healthcare. Investigating the spatial and temporal patterns, the risk factors, and underlying mechanisms of mental health problems and suicidal behaviors among sexual minorities. HIV prevention.

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Social Determinants and Lupus Care in the Black Community

Black Health Matters

When it comes to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and social determinants of health (SDoH), it’s clear that these issues go hand in hand, especially for the Black community. “Nearly 80% of patients, most of whom were Black women, screened positive for at least one social risk factor,” Dr. Lim said.

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The Kidney PATIENT Act Could Help Someone You Love

Black Health Matters

A rapidly changing healthcare landscape is erecting more challenges than ever for people who require ongoing intervention. The bill aims to “amend the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to delay implementation of the inclusion of oral-only ESRD-related drugs in the Medicare ESRD prospective payment system.”

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What Is the Difference Between a Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest?

Mercola

2 In comparison, more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the U.S. 3 While around 60% of heart attack patients survive, the survival rate drops dramatically to about 5% to 10% for those who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting. Atherosclerosis develops gradually and often goes unnoticed.

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The Alarming Rise of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among US Youth

Mercola

Crohns disease can affect any part of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, while ulcerative colitis is confined to the colon and rectum. 3 These figures highlight the growing impact of IBD on both the health care system and the lives of those affected. This condition is marked by a range of debilitating symptoms.

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Inguinal Hernias: Incidence, Causes, and Treatments

Mercola

Inguinal hernias are one of the most common surgical conditions encountered in clinical practice, representing a significant healthcare burden worldwide. Inguinal Hernia Epidemiology and Risk Factors Inguinal hernias represent a significant medical condition affecting approximately 7.7%

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. Multi-hospital health systems were one of the only pieces of societal infrastructure that actually exceeded expectations in the COVID crisis. These systems demonstrated that they are capable of producing, rapidly and on demand, demonstrable social benefit.