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25 May, 201713 April, 2017

Please talk to your family about organ donation

An NHS organ donation consent form
Posted in health, Servicey by s.e. smith

Organ and tissue donation is a fantastic way to save lives, so please make sure that your family and loved ones know your wishes.

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16 May, 201730 April, 2017

The practice of medicine should not be the practice of bureaucracy

A dark-skinned physician examining a dark-skinned baby.
Posted in health by s.e. smith

Physicians should not be spending more time on administrivia than they are on patient care.

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12 May, 201724 March, 2017

What will Trump do to maternal mortality rates?

A pregnant person with dark skin and texture hair lying down with a young child.
Posted in health by s.e. smith

The United States likes to advertise its health care system as the best in the world, with top of the line treatments and pioneering care, but the truth is more complex. Financial status can have a huge influence on the type and quality of care received, as can race, especially when the two are compounded. […]

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25 January, 201722 January, 2017

Pre-existing conditions are about to loom large in the lives of disabled people

People marching to protest the closure of a hospital.
Posted in disability, health by s.e. smith

Disabled people face a serious problem if Obamacare is repealed: Loss of health insurance courtesy pre-existing conditions.

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26 December, 201623 December, 2016

The ethics of blood donation are more complicated than you think

A staffer at a clinic preparing a bag for blood donation.
Posted in health by s.e. smith

Blood donation is a incredibly useful and valuable contribution to society, as blood products are needed for a range of medical procedures. Be wary of making it performative, though.

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29 November, 201623 September, 2016

Drug resistance could cost us millions

Klebsiella pneumoniae on a petri dish.
Posted in economy, health by s.e. smith

The economic devastation caused by drug resistance could rival the 2008 financial crisis, so why aren’t we hearing about it?

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4 October, 201614 July, 2016

Mental health crisis teams work — does your city have one?

Lights streaking by at high speed as an ambulance moves through traffic.
Posted in disability, health by s.e. smith

With perennial cuts to mental health services, police are the first line of response in many communities when mental health crises arise. That needs to change.

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7 September, 20161 December, 2016

The troubling rise in DIY abortions

Marchers supporting abortion rights.
Posted in health, social justice by s.e. smith

In Texas, DIY abortions are on the rise, despite the obvious dangers.

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22 August, 20161 June, 2016

Heart disease represents yet another failure of awareness campaigns

A graffiti stencil of a heart.
Posted in health by s.e. smith

In educating people about the risk of heart disease, we must not forget to address the fact that women of colour are at an extremely elevated risk for heart conditions.

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5 August, 201621 May, 2016

Congressional delays on Zika funding are shameful

An Aedes mosquito in closeup.
Posted in health by s.e. smith

Dallying on Zika funding left the United States poorly prepared for a large public health crisis, and highlighted the fact that Congressional Republicans are too self-interested to consider the welfare of the electorate.

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