WHITE HALL – A bit of cardiac convergence was in the neighborhood here Tuesday morning. At 8:17 a.m., to be precise. That was when the doors of Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital opened – so an elderly man could walk in. “Now,” hospital administrator Kelly Zimmerman ...
by Damon Centola Ask most any woman about her experience with the American health care system and you will likely hear stories of medical maltreatment in the form of dismissal, undertreatment or incorrect diagnosis. Add racial bias to the mix and a woman’s likelihood of being ...
Last week, public health nurses with the Monongalia County Health Department underwent LGBTQ+ “safe zone” training. The adjacent term “safe space” is too often met with eyerolls and derision, but there should be no safer space than a doctor’s office. But for members of the ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Visiting a health care provider can be nerve wracking for anyone, but members of the LGBTQ+ community often face additional challenges, said Brad Grimes, program director at the LGBTQ+ Center at West Virginia University. “Many LGBTQ+ people report having ...
by Sara Pequeño More than 1 in 10 people in North Carolina are living without health insurance. They’re working in construction, retail or manufacturing. They’re cooks and nursing assistants, janitors and truck drivers. From the Nantahala Forest to the Outer Banks, the uninsured ...
by Robert Pearl Another year, another condemnatory report for American medicine. In August, the Commonwealth Fund ranked U.S. health care dead last among 11 of the world’s wealthiest nations (for the seventh time in seven reports since 2004). Compared to its global peers, the ...