Overcoming Language Barriers in the Emergency Department
Are you documenting language preferences and using certified interpreters? An EM resident argues why we must stop cutting corners with limited-English-proficiency patients.
Health Disparities
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Overcoming Language Barriers in the Emergency Department
Are you documenting language preferences and using certified interpreters? An EM resident argues why we must stop cutting corners with limited-English-proficiency patients. -
Emergency Physicians Step Up for Women
When a rural Michigan town lost its only Planned Parenthood, two EPs converted an urgent care clinic to offer crucial abortion and sexual assault services. -
Navigating the Health Care System in Vietnam with CKD/ESRD
Patients with end-stage renal disease in Vietnam face a system with overloaded dialysis centers, a dire shortage of transplants, and questionable medications.
Emergency Physicians Step Up for Women
When a rural Michigan town lost its only Planned Parenthood, two EPs converted an urgent care clinic to offer crucial abortion and sexual assault services.
Navigating the Health Care System in Vietnam with CKD/ESRD
Patients with end-stage renal disease in Vietnam face a system with overloaded dialysis centers, a dire shortage of transplants, and questionable medications.
Emergency Physicians Advocate Addressing Climate Change To Improve Public Health
Physician advocacy has been instrumental in reducing tobacco-related mortality, preventing ozone layer degradation, reducing sugar consumption in…
The Resurgence of Measles, Mumps, and Health Equity Challenges
The resurgence of measles and mumps reveals a health equity crisis. Emergency physicians can combat outbreaks by addressing vaccination gaps and misinformation.
Combating COVID in Latino Communities
The first gathering of what would become Illinois Unidos, a consortium dedicated to addressing the impact of…
Diversity Should Be a Priority
“I have been to the hospital countless times over the last few years, and you are the…
COVID-19 While Black
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 13, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
Fewer Admissions for Heart Failure, but Blacks Still Fare Worse than Whites
Between 2002 and 2013, hospital admissions for heart failure fell by nearly a third in the U.S.,…