mortality rates
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The Insidious Relationship between Pharmaceutical Marketing to Physicians, Opioid Prescriptions, and Overdose Deaths
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In 2017, as opioid-related deaths surpassed deaths from car accidents and gun homicides combined, the Trump Administration declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. Since then, policymakers have responded with solutions ranging from pharmacological remedies to prescription drug monitoring programs; however, there has been little accountability of those who…
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Black Births Matter: Institutional Racism and Infant Mortality Rates in the United States
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Infant mortality is a common indicator of a country’s overall health and economic progress. In the United States, an African American baby is twice as likely as a White baby to die during their first year of life. This fact embodies the country’s struggle with racism. While the U.S. rate…
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Death by Insurance: Disparities in Healthcare Outcomes Based on Payment Methods
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Researchers find a link between health outcomes and the type of insurance used by patients being treated for similar medical conditions at the same hospitals.