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Closing Care Gaps: Physician Shortages, Medical Deserts, and Health Disparities

NonProfit Quarterly

However, in the United States, the number of physicians and surgeons—including specific medical and surgical specialties that are vital for vulnerable populations—is in decline. Some of the medical and surgical specialties that treat conditions more common in older Americans…are among those most significantly impacted by potential shortages.

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The Other Maternal Health Crisis: Black Birthing People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Isabella Angélica on unsplash.com The dismal statistics on maternal health outcomes in the United States are well-known in health justice, health equity, and health philanthropy circles. Though poor maternal mental health can affect all women, the rates are higher for Black and Indigenous women.

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Julia Koch Gives $75 Million for New West Palm Beach Medical Center

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The New Yorker's donation will expand outpatient medical care services in one of Florida’s fastest growing wealthy enclaves. By Maria Di Mento NYU Langone Health New York University Langone Health is set to build the Julia Koch Family Ambulatory Care Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., after the donor gave $75 million.

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Dismantling Bias: Toward Ethical and Inclusive Health Innovation

NonProfit Quarterly

Advancing innovations that lead to equitable and sustainable solutions in the healthcare system requires interrogating the inequities embedded within research, design, and testing processes for novel health solutions, as well as diversifying the people involved at each stage.

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Financier Len Blavatnik Gives Yale $40 Million to Develop New Health Technologies

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Plus, Dan and Jennifer Gilbert have pledged $375 million for two new medical facilities, and MacKenzie Scott is giving $20 million for affordable housing in San Francisco.

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Unfortunately, there are not many health clinics nearby where Elisa can get easy access to primary care with her Medicaid insurance. Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes.

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H1 Launches New Solution Empowering Doctors to Find Global Health Opportunities

NonProfit PRO

H1 unveiled a new solution that connects doctors interested in global medical missions with non-governmental organizations.

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