Balancing Health Care Rationing and Disability Rights in a Pandemic
Amid the present surge of the coronavirus pandemic, it is crucial that disability rights are a factor in the development of triage protocols.
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Read more: The Politics of CDC Public Health Guidance During COVID-19 The Politics of CDC Public Health Guidance During COVID-19
In recent months, public health guidance from the CDC has become a site of political reckoning.
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Read more: COVID-19 Highlights the Vital Connection Between Food and Health COVID-19 Highlights the Vital Connection Between Food and Health
Together, food insecurity and COVID-19 have proven to be a deadly combination for Black and Brown people.
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Read more: Overworked, Overlooked, and Unprotected: Domestic Workers and COVID-19 Overworked, Overlooked, and Unprotected: Domestic Workers and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected domestic workers, such as home health care workers, house cleaners, and child care workers.
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Read more: COVID-19 Immunity as Passport to Work Will Increase Economic Inequality COVID-19 Immunity as Passport to Work Will Increase Economic Inequality
A focus on immunity as a yardstick for return to work will only serve to widen the gulf of economic inequality in the U.S.
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Read more: Unequal Representation: Race, Sex, and Trust in Medicine — COVID-19 and Beyond Unequal Representation: Race, Sex, and Trust in Medicine — COVID-19 and Beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic has given renewed importance and urgency to the need for racial and gender diversity in clinical trials.
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Read more: Law as a Determinant of Police Violence Law as a Determinant of Police Violence
Improving the health of local communities involves rethinking the laws that govern how police interact with the people they serve.
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Read more: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Medical Records Can Reduce Disparities Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Medical Records Can Reduce Disparities
It’s time to require sexual orientation and gender identity data collection in electronic health records nationwide.
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Read more: Black Men Carry the Cost of Police Violence Black Men Carry the Cost of Police Violence
About 1.5 million Black men are missing from daily life because of health challenges, economic instability, and over-policing.
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Read more: Why Buck v. Bell Still Matters Why Buck v. Bell Still Matters
In just three sentences, Justice Holmes delivers a message that has lasted through today: some lives matter more than others.
