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Hospital staff – don’t hide when something goes wrong, listen to patients and ask what they need

Oct 3, 2021 | Uncategorized

Jennifer Moore, UNSW Litigation may sound like an obvious route for someone who experiences a medical injury. But it’s a lengthy and stressful process, and may not provide relief to patients and their families. In the past, hospitals used the “deny and defend”...

Why it’s so hard for doctors to understand your pain

Oct 3, 2021 | NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services

Karen Sibert, University of California, Los Angeles We’re all human beings, but we’re not all alike. Each person experiences pain differently, from an emotional perspective as well as a physical one, and responds to pain differently. That means that physicians like...

How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar a young man’s life – especially if he’s Black

Oct 3, 2021 | NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services

Gary Painter, University of Southern California George Floyd’s death highlighted how even a minor alleged infraction – in his case, over a fake $20 bill – can lead to a fatal interaction with law enforcement. As a result, a coalition of advocacy organizations,...

Critical race theory: What it is and what it isn’t

Oct 2, 2021 | Our Health

David Miguel Gray, University of MemphisU.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana sent a letter to fellow Republicans on June 24, 2021, stating: “As Republicans, we reject the racial essentialism that critical race theory teaches … that our institutions are racist and need to be...

Changing your mind about getting a vaccination isn’t a sign of weakness

Oct 1, 2021 | Our Health

Art Markman, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Culturally, this is an era in which people are held in high esteem when they stick with their beliefs and negatively labeled as “flip-floppers” or “wishy-washy” when they change what they think....

Short-sleepers are more likely to suffer from irregular and heavy periods

Oct 1, 2021 | NIAAH Scholars, Research

Kat Kennedy, University of Arizona and Sara Nowakowski, Baylor College of Medicine The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Menstruating women who sleep less than six hours a night tend to suffer heavier and irregular periods....

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