Summary As heard on Morning Edition, a study in Oregon presents how medical responders have been treating minority patients different than how they treat white patients. For instance, scientists have found out that “black patients in their study were 40 percent less likely to get pain medication than their white peers” (Foden-Vencil, 2019). Although outrightContinue reading “Racial Bias Confronted in Health Care”
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The Hope of Reducing Health Costs
Summary According to the Kaiser Health News, many health care leaders realized that their dream of “improving health and lowering costs for the sickest and most expensive patients in America” is harder than they imagined (Gorenstein & Walker, 2020). Some researchers have attempted to pair hospitalized patients with nurses and social workers in order toContinue reading “The Hope of Reducing Health Costs”
Fatal Knife Attack in London
Summary According to Lizzie Dearden, London has experienced their seventh fatal knife attack as a man has been stabbed to death in Newham. The victim was around the age of 29 and was “found injured following reports of a fight in Silvertown” (Dearden, 2019). The paramedics were called around 2 in the morning, but whenContinue reading “Fatal Knife Attack in London”
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