“What Pharmacists Need to Know About Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities”, available on iBooks iBooks lets you browse books and download them directly to your Mac®, iPad®, iPhone®, or iPod® touch. The same content as the print book with the added convenience of Interactive Images with callouts, pan-and-zoom, and pop-overs. […]
I don’t usually comment on health care costs – there are so many other people who have the economics and business background to address this important issue. I’m making an exception to highlight fellow Grinnellian, Jeanne Pinder, and her start-up, Clear Health Costs. First, the bragging. Jeanne is a Grinnell alum (like me!), and Grinnellians […]
What are pharmacy deserts? You’ve heard the term “food deserts” – defined by USDA as, “urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food”. Pharmacy or medication deserts are analogous. The researchers who coined the phrase note they are defined by “the low availability of the most commonly dispensed prescription […]
The recent Ebola cases and fatality have triggered a collective process of finger pointing as we struggle to understand events and hold someone accountable. Hence, the television footage of health officials hauled off to Congress, accusatory headlines (“Alarming stumbles by the C.D.C.”) and appointment of czars. In the desire to pin the blame somewhere, notably […]