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Oct
30
0 comments Tags: health disparities, Public Health
“Doctors, like all other people, are subject to prejudice and discrimination. While bias can be a problem in any profession, in medicine, the stakes are much higher.” ― Damon Tweedy, Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine With the goal of promoting reflection and academic discourse, the University of Massachusetts… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM, NLM Resources, Public Health
Oct
18
0 comments Tags: mHealth, mobile health apps, social media in medicine, technology in medicine
Did you know that a number of systematic reviews of health-related mobile apps reveal they lack evidence-based content? A major challenge to including evidence based content in apps is how to efficiently find accurate, credible, and vetted content. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) houses the largest biomedical library in the world and provides… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, Blog, NLM, NLM Resources, Patient Engagement, Public Health, Technology
Oct
17
0 comments Tags: diet pills, eating disorder, HB1195, supplements
Did you know that an estimated 300,000 Massachusetts residents suffer from an eating disorder? This week Massachusetts lawmakers will consider steps to prevent those under 18 years old from having access diet pills and weight-loss supplements. Massachusetts State Representative Kay Khan along with three organizations working to help those with eating disorders, STRIPED (Strategic Training… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Public Health
Sep
19
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My daughter’s 18th birthday meant something completely different to her than it did to her Dad and I. For a whole year before that coming of age birthday, in spite of pleading and at times anger, we stood firm in our decision that we were not going to give our permission for her to pierce her… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Aug
15
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Hello New England Region, Thank you for the congratulations. This is my last week at UMass Medical School. Working with the NNLM New England Region office, and previously with the NNLM National Public Health Coordination office, has been absolutely wonderful. I’m going to miss everyone and I’m grateful that I got to know y’all…. Read More »
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