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A new scoping review highlights pervasive structural racism across institutional & societal systems (healthcare, housing, the criminal legal system, & other sectors) that perpetuates health inequities. Read more by Kisa…
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A new study finds that, relative to those w/ private health insurance, adults w/ public or no health insurance exhibit greater depressive symptoms during midlife — and the severity of…
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🗓️ Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️ Don’t miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: “Youth Represent’s Vision for Transformative Legal Advocacy” Register here: tinyurl.com/typy39h (1/4)
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A new study finds that COVID-19 infection, & the pandemic period broadly, had the strongest adverse implications for perinatal outcomes among marginalized racial & ethnic groups — particularly among Hispanic,…
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A new @kff.org policy brief reviews the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate health equity initiatives and remove sociodemographic variables — including racial, ethnic, and gender-identity data — from online datasets…
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A new study by Sneha Kannan et al. finds that private-equity acquisition of hospitals is associated w/ increased patient transfers, reduced ICU lengths of stay, & increased ED mortality —…
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🗓️ Tuesday, August 26, 2025 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️ Don’t miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: “Our Brother’s Keepers”: Protecting the Health Needs of Foreign-Born Residents Register here: tinyurl.com/4fzamd2n (1/3)
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A recent @jama.com study shows that the introduction of immunotherapy in individuals with newly-diagnosed cancers widens the survival inequity between privately insured and uninsured patients. Read more by Zhao et…
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A new @npr.com piece spotlights ACA enrollees, many of whom are managing chronic health conditions, who face premium spikes of ~75% next year when federal tax credits expire: tinyurl.com/4k7tat62 How…
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A new @npr.com piece spotlights ACA enrollees, many of whom are managing chronic health conditions, who face premium spikes of ~75% next year when federal tax credits expire: tinyurl.com/4k7tat62 How…