Chest pain, nausea, and vomiting; this was the chief complaint of a disheveled middle aged Black woman as she presented to her local emergency department. When she was brought in via emergency medical services (EMS), the patient was uncomfortable, complaining of pain, and restless. She had a history of homelessness, IV drug abuse, and was […]
Structural racism, redlining, and class bias are the foundation that support continued food insecurity in the United States. Redlining is a discriminatory practice based in racism and bias that withholds services and resources from vulnerable neighborhoods most often filled with minorities. This redlining practice creates food deserts in which low income areas have low access […]
While the current expansion of telemedicine was born out of necessity, many healthcare institutions have recognized some of the benefits of permanently integrating this technological platform into their operations. Telemedicine offers many benefits, and perhaps, the most important being the convenience of receiving health care in the patient’s own home. This decreases travel time for […]