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@drshirley.bsky.social
DrPH student at Tulane University, Public Health Comms at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, mom of 2
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BIPOC communities bear a disproportional burden of seasonal influenza hospitalizations in the United States.

In @cidjournal.bsky.social, Erin Stafford, PhD, and colleagues provide guidance to policy decisions that can decrease inequity in disease outcomes.

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Closing the gap in Race-based Inequities for Seasonal Influenza Hospitalizations: A Modeling Study
Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) communities bear a disproportional burden of seasonal influenza hospitalizations in the United States.
buff.ly
December 13, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Women need to be at the table when decisions about women's healthcare are made.
NEW: The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance refused to pay for it.
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:15 PM