Where you live shouldn’t determine how well or how long you live, but it does. The American Heart Association recognizes that medical care alone is insufficient to ensure better health and well-being: about 80% of a person’s health is determined by factors other than access and quality of clinical care. When people don’t have stable… Continue reading Striving for Equity in Health Care
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Physicians’ Group Calls for Policies that Better Support Women’s Health
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is calling for health-care policies that better support the challenges women face in the U.S. health care system. The organization’s position paper, “Women’s Health Policy,” is published in Annals of Internal Medicine. According to a news release from the ACP and the Annals of Internal Medicine, the paper addresses a… Continue reading Physicians’ Group Calls for Policies that Better Support Women’s Health
How to Protect Yourself Against Mortgage Fraud
Mortgage fraud occurs when a potential homebuyer, seller, or lender lies or omits key information that leads to a mortgage loan approval or terms that the applicant wouldn’t normally qualify to receive. And unwitting consumers can find themselves caught in the midst of such scams by unscrupulous lenders or brokers.. For homebuyers, the key to… Continue reading How to Protect Yourself Against Mortgage Fraud