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AUSTIN, Texas For people experiencing homelessness, missing proof of identity can be a major barrier to receiving critical services, from housing to food assistance to health care. Physical documents such as driver s licenses are highly susceptible to loss, theft or damage. However, researchers from Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin say new technology solutions such as blockchain can be used to keep important health care information secure and portable. Health care institutions and social services are so fragmented and siloed they re unable to accurately collect, share or verify basic identity information about a person experiencing homelessness, said Tim Mercer, M.D., MPH, director of the Global Health Program in the Department of Population Health at Dell Med and co-author of a new commentary published in the
BOSTON A paper published in
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved provides detailed guidance for creating culturally responsive health care environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and all sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) people. Authored by leading educators and clinical experts on LGBTQIA+ health care from The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital, the paper builds on previously published guidance from The Fenway Institute and Fenway Health on how to develop and integrate transgender health programs within existing primary health care practices. The paper’s recommendations are based on research, expert consensus, the innovative clinical work of Fenway Health, and the authors’ experience in providing consultation and training to hundreds of health care organizations serving LGBTQ communities.
Why Are Black Communities Being Singled Out as Vaccine Hesitant?
Why Are Black Communities Being Singled Out as Vaccine Hesitant?
Positioning vaccine distrust as a problem specific to African Americans is not only inaccurate and unjust - it s also harmful
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When Dr. Thomas Beavers concluded Sunday service on March 15th, 2020, he never imagined that it would be the last time he’d see congregants fill the pews of the New Rising Star Church affectionately known as “The Star” in the Eastlake community of Birmingham, Alabama for at least a year. Since then, Beavers, who serves as pastor to approximately 3,800 members of the church, has held weekly services online.
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The FDA accepted Avadel Pharmaceuticals marketing application for a daily sodium oxybate treatment, FT218, for excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in adults with narcolepsy, the company said.
England saw a nearly 4% uptick in new antidepressant prescriptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. (
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders in academic medicine often don t have the resources they need to implement change, according to a new guideline for success in the
American Journal of Psychiatry.
Luvadaxistat, an investigational treatment for negative symptoms of schizophrenia, failed in a phase II trial. (
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But in other trial news, an accelerated 5-day course of intermittent theta-burst stimulation with Nexstim s Navigated Brain Therapy device succeeded in reducing symptoms of severe depression, the maker announced.
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