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Blog: Penn LDI
Much of the attention surrounding the nationwide overdose crisis has focused on the substantial increase in overdose deaths among white men, and has more recently been extended to Black men and Native American individuals. However the impact of the opioid epidemic on Black women has not been widely studied or discussed, limiting the development of […]
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In his cardiology practice in Philadelphia, Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH, feels the effect of extreme heat. During the hottest summer days, more patients describe "difficulty breathing and their heart racing," he said. When a heat wave struck the Pacific northwest in 2021, killing over 600 people, he knew that extreme heat "would be a public health […]
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When I moved to Philadelphia, I sought to establish new primary care, and was met with the stark reality of navigating the dwindling number of providers. After I struggled to find a center with open enrollment, I was given the first available appointment of January 12, 2024–four months after I called. It's a disturbing conundrum […]
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What nurses can do and say depends on the state in which they practice. Variation in scope-of-practice laws, which regulate whether health professionals can prescribe, diagnose, develop care plans, and even administer eyedrops, have created a maze of policies and practice restrictions that are difficult to navigate—and not just for nurses, but for health systems […]
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When Angelica, an Afro-Latina teenager, tried to leave the hospital, two white guards grabbed her and pulled her back to her room, kicking and screaming the whole way. She was ultimately put into physical restraints and injected with an antipsychotic to "calm her down." Angelica's history was marked by sexual abuse and for using self […]
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The following excerpt is from an op-ed that first appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on September 19, 2023. Shortly before Thanksgiving 2022, my brother, Elliott, was driving on a two-lane highway in New York when another car hit him head-on. The other vehicle's driver was critically injured, its two passengers dead. Paramedics rushed Elliott — disoriented, […]
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The following excerpt is from an op-ed that first appeared in The Hill on August 26, 2023. Early in the pandemic, unforgettable images of long lines at food pantries across the U.S. became common as the American hunger crisis surged into full public view. These lines eased in part because of the largest-ever increase to payments by the federal […]
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Cash transfer programs, which provide a predictable amount of money to impoverished people, are a growing tool to reduce the negative effects of poverty, such as poor health outcomes. The United States is experiencing a boomlet in small-scale, experimental versions of these projects. About 40 time-limited pilot studies are operating now, mostly in cities. Philadelphia […]
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"You only got in because of affirmative action." As a group of minority students at elite predominantly-white institutions, we have become numb to this phrase. It disregards the countless hurdles we've overcome to access the same opportunities that others had a head start to. However, these struggles have only strengthened our drive and made us […]
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The following excerpt is from an op-ed that first appeared in The Messenger on August 19, 2023. A 24-year-old patient has come to see me for her annual OB-GYN visit. She proffers an array of snacks to her toddler son while she fills me in about wanting emergency contraception in case she needs it. Based on her medical history, […]
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Produced in conjunction with the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV The lethal mixture of xylazine and fentanyl, also known as Tranq dope, may sound unfamiliar to many, but its impact is harming people who use drugs nationwide. Xylazine, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
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Medicare Advantage (MA)–the private alternative to traditional Medicare–is now projected to enroll more than half of all Medicare recipients this year for the first time. The surge in MA plans has fueled concerns that the program is overfunded, and enables plans to grow by offering gym memberships, dental care, and other supplemental benefits. Indeed, the […]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of public health information reached unprecedented levels. From daily updates on new cases in local communities to fluctuations in infections, as well as changing guidelines on mask-wearing, individuals were inundated with information. Despite the abundance of pandemic-related statistics, little work has been done to understand how the public responds […]
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Going home from the hospital can be a scary time. Many patients and caregivers report feeling unprepared, especially since historically hospital stays have gotten shorter. That lack of preparedness for caregivers is compounded by feeling left out of the discharge planning process. The stakes are especially high for the 20% of elderly patients who get […]
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Racial disparities in birth outcomes in the United States are long-standing and by now well-known. Black women are three times more likely than white women to die, or experience severe maternal complications, or have a cesarean birth. Social determinants of health – the conditions where people live, learn, work, and play that affect health– have […]