Study highlights socioeconomic, racial differences in the financing of medical education
A secondary analysis of AAMC data, led by U of M Medical School students, raises equity concerns as medicine works ...
Tag: Medical/Scientific Ethics
New Zealand drug agency provides model to insulate NICE from impacts of trade deals
UK policymakers preparing trade deals post-Brexit can learn important lessons from New Zealand's 'unique drug agency' the Pharmaceutical Management Agency ...
Study finds vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries
New study examines vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in 10 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa, and South AmericaCredit: Fadil ...
Launch of UNITE4TB partnership marks a new era in Tuberculosis treatment development
The partnership will accelerate the development of new Tuberculosis (TB) drug regimens as part of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), ...
Leading quantum computing experts explore tech’s sustainability role in new documentary
Experts from global tech giants to start-ups assess the industry's potential environmental benefits and challenges in the documentary: Quantum Technology ...
Minority physicians experience more diversity, less burnout in family medicine practice
Lower likelihood of burnout among family physicians from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups More than 40% of physicians in the United States ...
Individual privacy and big data uses in public health
A study from the Texas A&M School of Public Health suggests that current US data-protection laws do not reflect the ...
US-wide, non-white neighborhoods are hotter than white ones
Wealthier, whiter urban and small-town residents benefit more from cooling infrastructure and treesCredit: Suzanne Benz WASHINGTON--In cities and towns across ...
US citizen migrant children in Mexico lacking adequate health insurance
Researchers call for transborder policies to address place-based inequity in health coverageCredit: University of Houston While attending a conference at ...
The ethics of split liver transplantation: Analyzing case studies to make the right decision
Split liver transplantation (SLT) provides an opportunity to divide a donor liver and offer transplants to two small patients, one ...
Corona gets us tired
Societies act rationally and in solidarity - but also increasingly experience a sense of fatigue, says a study of Helmholtz-Zentrum ...
Why we need to talk openly about vaccine side effects
We need to talk openly about vaccine side effects if we are to defeat the coronavirus pandemicCredit: Aarhus University Concerns ...
Health safety net for undocumented kids works, study finds
California experienced a 34% reduction in the rate of uninsured, non-citizen children in the first two years after an expansion ...
ACR co-authors amicus brief in support of North Dakota regulating PBM industry
ATLANTA -- The Alliance for Transparent & Affordable Prescriptions (ATAP), the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), and American Pharmacies filed an ...
Sixth Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkans Process
10 Point Plan to control coronavirus pandemic in the region Participants at the 6th Joint Science Conference of the Western ...
Only 20 states used health equity committees in COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning
New analysis finds that despite major COVID-19 health disparities, fewer than half of US states included health equity committees in ...
Report sounds alarm on efficacy, safety, ethics of embryo selection with polygenic scores
A multinational team of researchers describes the limitations and risks of the new service Special report conducted by multinational team ...
COVID-19 bereavement care lacking for ethnic minorities
University of Leeds news Embargo: Wednesday 30 June, 7pm GMT Bereavement care lacking for ethnic minorities Grieving friends and relatives ...
Rethinking the future of science through a new filmmaking fellowship
June 29, 2021 - The team behind the feature documentary PICTURE A SCIENTIST is pleased to announce funding for the ...
UofL researchers lead call to increase genetic diversity in immunogenomics
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Historically, most large-scale immunogenomic studies - those exploring the association between genes and ...
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Dual action: RNA binding protein also binds DNA and acts as a damage sensor across the genome
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‘Stealth transmission’ fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
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Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
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Adding SNAP benefits for older adults in Medicare, Medicaid can reduce hospital visits, healthcare costs
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think