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COVID-19 Has Disrupted Health Systems Everywhere. Here’s How Surgeons Around The World Should Respond
More than most, global health providers — especially surgeons — understand that waiting for the pandemic to pass completely would cause substantial harm for patients in need of care.
How One Surgical Mission Trip Changed How People Think About Women Healthcare Workers
On International Women’s Day, held on March 8, a team of 95 volunteers traveled to Oujda, Morocco on an important five-day mission for Operation Smile (OS), a nonprofit organization that provides surgical care to patients with cleft lip and palate.
Where Are The Women Of Color In Academia?
Despite the fact that colleges have for many years enrolled more women than men, and an increasingly larger share of student bodies are composed of minorities, women of color remain a rare sighting in academia, in both major universities and graduate c…
How Refugees With Chronic Conditions Are Affected Most By COVID-19 Pandemic
Because refugees find themselves facing many obstacles in their migration journeys and spend extended periods of time in secondary host countries, many suffer not just from acute infections or injuries, but also chronic medical conditions and mental il…
How Safe Is Surgery For COVID-19 Patients?
In hospitals, the return to normalcy is best displayed by health care providers’ willingness to resume elective surgeries, which had been canceled in many regions in the immediate aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. Medical Schools Don’t Meet Minimum Standards For Racial Justice. Here’s How They Can Improve
Ensuring a robust and strong medical education, as well as one that is sensitive to equity and justice issues, should be a top priority for U.S. medical schools. Unfortunately, many are far from meeting minimum racial justice metrics.
As U.S. Pulls Out Of WHO, Universal Health Coverage Also Takes A Hit
On Friday, May 29, President Trump announced in a press conference that the United States is terminating its funding agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO), ending a long and productive relationship between these two international giants.
Why Have The Number Of Strokes Fallen During The COVID-19 Pandemic?
The drop-off in stroke cases is incredibly worrisome for many health care providers. If stroke patients aren’t coming to the hospital as frequently, does that mean there have been fewer strokes, or is there some factor that is causing patients to choos…
The Surprising COVID-19 Public Health Crisis That Africa Now Faces
For surgeons and their patients, the coming months could have devastating consequences. Thus far, elective surgical cases have been canceled or delayed in most countries. In Africa, patients are particularly vulnerable because they often seek care when…
Millions Of Surgeries Have Been Canceled Worldwide Due To COVID-19. Here’s How Long Patients Can Expect To Wait
How many surgeries have been affected around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how long will it take to for hospitals to catch up due to delayed cases?
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