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Supply shortages and mass displacement are expected to fuel a prolonged public health crisis as people are cut off from critical resources such as vaccines and drugs for treating chronic conditions.

Health equity for patients who experience health disparities needs to be a "continuous effort" focusing on the "how" of eliminating disparities rather than checking a box, said Dr Alvin Wells.

Masses pushed together in hiding and on transports could spread infection. Those severely infected may face hospitals already crowded with the wars wounded and dwindling medical supplies.

Pandemic pressure on NHS services has persuaded the Government that a return to in-person consultations with a health professional for early medical abortion in England should be delayed until the summer.

A study of data from six countries finds some migrant and ethnic minority populations depend on social media platforms with both positive and negative results. The findings may help clinicians

Uber Eats has teamed up with a medical services company in Lisbon to provide a doctor-at-home service available to order through their food delivery platform.

An outreach effort in Rhode Island boosted rates of colonoscopy well above the national benchmark.

A bill that would have created the nations only government-funded universal health care system died in the California Assembly.

Africas top public health bodies on Thursday called for donated COVID-19 vaccines to come with a shelf life of 3 to 6 months so countries could plan their rollouts and avoid a situation where doses expire.

The Isotretinoin Products Manufacturers Group has "created a new tool within the system to help resolve account access for some user groups without using the call center."