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To Free Doctors From Computers, Far-Flung Scribes Are Now Taking Notes For Them

Your next medical visit could include a scribe listening or watching remotely; what that means for your health and your privacy

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, so it's important to discuss risk factors and high cholesterol with your health care provider.

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Health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, more likely to report using inadequate or reused protective gear, and nearly twice as likely as white colleagues to test positive for the coronavirus.

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Your next medical visit could include a scribe listening or watching remotely; what that means for your health and your privacy

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, so it's important to discuss risk factors and high cholesterol with your health care provider.

Pain is impacted by psychological and social factors; it's time to treat it that way.

Hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities have flouted that simple guidance, pressuring workers who contract COVID-19 to return to work sooner than public health standards suggest.

Health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, more likely to report using inadequate or reused protective gear, and nearly twice as likely as white colleagues to test positive for the coronavirus.

As we age, so do our immune systems, making it increasingly hard for them to fight off infections.

Health care is complicated for everyone, but trans women face extra hurdles.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced sudden major changes to the nation’s health care system that are unlikely to be reversed.

The tally includes doctors, nurses and paramedics, as well as crucial health care support staff such as hospital janitors, administrators and nursing home workers, who have put their own lives at risk during the pandemic to help care for others.

HealthyWomen is hosting a series of webinars convening experts and advocates in women’s health together in live conversations to address concerns experienced and anticipated in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medical professionals are human, and medical errors occur. But there are many steps you can take to protect yourself against medical errors.

The excessive testing, Corl said, stemmed from a model of emergency care that forces doctors to practice "fast and loose medicine."

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