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From biased diagnostic tools to unequal access to treatment options, health care inequality is an issue in the United States. The system has failed Black Americans at every step of kidney disease.
There has been a reassessment of how pediatric patients can and should be more involved in decisions concerning their own care.
The pursuit of greatness within athletic competition often collides with the essence of fair play as some athletes strive for victory at all cost regardless of the consequences.
Access to menstrual supplies and the ability to manage one's health with dignity and autonomy should be recognized as a basic right, not a privilege.
Barriers to both the cost and availability of life-saving Rabies treatments raise many ethical questions.
In the United States, 29.6 million people with limited English proficiency ( LEP) fight to engage with the health care system.
Because of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Services (ERDs), anyone who delivers their baby at a Catholic hospital will be unable to receive tubal ligation for contraceptive purposes at the hospital, regardless of any prior arrangements.
Obtaining informed consent in the medical setting concerns whether enough information has been disclosed to the patient and whether they can comprehend the risks of a procedure. Yet, a significant challenge to obtaining informed consent now emerges in the context of transformative experiences.
Legally preventing providers from practicing and providing gender-affirming care to their patients is unethical, and may have serious implications for health care providers who wish for nothing more than to fulfill their vocations to the best of their abilities.
Though Hawai‘i is often described as paradise and set the benchmark for the most affordable health care in the nation, its health care system has been in crisis well before COVID-19 and the Lahaina fires.
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