“2024 – Advocating for Change in Black Maternal Health”

“Seattle University Nursing Students Publish Groundbreaking Paper Addressing Black Maternal Health Crisis Two undergraduate nursing students at Seattle University have taken a groundbreaking step to address the alarmingly high mortality rates of Black women before, during, and after pregnancy. The students, Bethany Van Baak and Amy Powell, worked closely with the then CEO of Byrd…

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Massachusetts Governor Healey releases a new letter, according to NBC Boston

In response to the potential financial crisis facing Steward Health Care in Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey has urged the transfer of the state’s hospitals to new operators as soon as possible. Healey accused Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre of withholding vital financial information and demanded that the system comply with state monitoring, disclose financial…

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Children’s Health at Risk Due to Language Barriers in the Clinic

Title: Language Concordance and Health Outcomes: The Impact on Children’s Well-Being Around the world, there are approximately 7,000 known languages, each with its own distinct lexicon and cultural context. Effective communication between patients and healthcare providers is essential for ensuring positive health outcomes. As language concordance, or the use of a shared language, becomes increasingly…

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New guidance from WHO on monitoring health equity through social determinants

The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced a groundbreaking operational framework for monitoring social determinants of health equity and implementing strategies to address them. This initiative aims to assist countries in making evidence-based policy decisions to promote health equity, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that everyone, everywhere, can achieve the highest possible standard of…

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Venice resident advocates for increased health awareness following life-threatening aneurysm

Venice Man Urges Others to Understand Their Health After Life-Threatening Aneurysm Louis D’Amico, a resident of Venice, Florida, recently shared his harrowing experience with a potentially life-threatening condition known as aortic aneurysms. After being told he was in good health, Louis discovered that there was leakage, causing his aneurysms to grow. This alarming discovery was…

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Public Health Agencies Struggle to Keep Up with Rising Tuberculosis Cases in Michigan

A digitally colored scan of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause tuberculosis in human beings, courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Although tuberculosis cases have been on the rise, public Health departments say they lack the resources to stop the disease from spreading. Until COVID-19, tuberculosis was the world’s deadliest infectious disease,…

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