Why Health Care Professionals Should Write
WEBDec 14, 2011 · The program's director, Dr. Anna B. Reisman, teaches basic skills – from forming sentences with interesting verbs to crafting coherent stories – but she also pursues other, unstated goals. "Writing makes people better doctors because it increases their ability to be good observers," Reisman said. "They start to pay attention to details.
A Primer on Medical Copyediting - USC Center for Health Journalism
WEBJul 1, 2011 · A Primer on Medical Copyediting. by. CHJ Fellow. Angilee Shah. July 1, 2011. There are a lot of ways to work in health news and information beyond general interest journalism. Freelance medical copyeditor Katharine O'Moore-Klopf has been helping medical professionals and researchers write about their work for 16 years.
New Mexico a Safe Haven for Trans Youth — Located near states …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Days before Texas Children's Hospital -- the last provider of gender-affirming care in Texas -- closed its doors to new patients, a pediatrician handed Jennifer, the mother of a trans teen, a list of more than 30 pediatric endocrinologists to start calling.
How gangs impact communities' health
WEBFebruary 19, 2014. Driving around South Central or East Los Angeles, it's common to see young crowds gathering outside mortuaries. Some call the area the "gang capital" of the United States, with more than 450 gangs with at least 45.000 active gang members, according to the LAPD. By the age of 20, 60 percent are either dead or incarcerated.
What are the impacts of state laws banning gender-affirming care …
WEBJul 30, 2024 · In 2023, state after state passed unprecedented bans on gender-affirming care for youth. A reporter seeks to find out through data what effects these laws are having on gender-diverse youth.
How Healthy Is Gentrification? - USC Center for Health Journalism
WEBJan 12, 2019 · How Healthy Is Gentrification? This article was produced as a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism ’s National Fellowship. In the District of Columbia, a shortage of affordable housing, a hyper-expensive rental market and aging and vanishing housing stock has have tenants battling spiraling rents and ...
How health inequity maps out across America
WEBIn a 2022 study by Yale University, researchers found the bulk of Medicaid patients receive care from a small percentage of doctors. According to the report, 25% of primary care physicians provided 86% of services to Medicaid managed care enrollees, and 25% of specialists provided 75% of the services.
For women of color, maternity care deserts threaten reproductive …
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The pandemic's long shadow over the mental health of …
WEBPatients with serious and persistent mental illness are having "a very difficult time finding a place to go" as the supply of such specialized care providers hasn't kept up with the growing need, said Steve Girardeau, a psychologist and legislative co-chair of the Minnesota Psychological Association.
Grand Junction’s Healthcare System - USC Center for Health …
WEBFeb 22, 2010 · Medicare spends just $5,873 per year on the average recipient here, compared to a national average of $8,304, according to the Atlas of Health Care published by Dartmouth University. Grand Junction’s costs are well under half the $14,946 average in McAllen, which is second most expensive.