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Disparities in Maternal Mortality: Some American women have a higher risk of the highest cost of being pregnant
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Posted on by November 16, 2017
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Maternal mortality is a basic public health measure. It is also one of the many health outcomes on which the United States ranks much lower than other comparably developed nations. As per Ann Simmons’ superb article on the subject of … Continue reading →

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Sleep as a matter of justice
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Posted on by April 28, 2017
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Over at the LA Times, Benjamin Reiss has a fine consideration of the ethical importance of sleep differences in his article, “African Americans don’t sleep as well as whites, an inequality stretching back to slavery.” Poor sleep has negative health … Continue reading →

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