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Haiti's chaos puts both patients and health-care workers …

(3 days ago) WebThis hospital in Port-au-Prince was damaged during an armed attack in November. With the current unrest in Haiti, health-care facilities are at even greater risk …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/03/15/1238778301/this-is-not-a-time-to-get-sick-says-a-doctor-in-haiti-on-the-health-care-crisis

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Health Status of Haitian-Americans - Stanford Medicine

(5 days ago) Webidentified health issues included joint problems, vision problems, hypertension, arthritis, and diabetes3. Saint-Jean and Crandall suggest that Haitian Patients: Cultural …

https://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/schoolhealtheval/documents/FPierre_HaitianAmericans.pdf

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Life expectancy, death, and disability in Haiti, 1990-2017: …

(3 days ago) WebPublic health issues remain a daunting challenge in Haiti. Almost all sociodemographic and health indicators point to large differences between Haiti and its …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7603356/

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Public Health in Haiti — Challenges and Progress NEJM

(Just Now) WebThe gendered implications of energy gaps in health care: A comparative analysis of Haiti, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Health Care for Women International, 44, 9, (1050-1072

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1100118

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Facing the Monster in Haiti New England Journal of …

(Just Now) WebCovid-19 has arrived at our clinic, GHESKIO, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A 45-year-old man presented with cough and shortness of breath. His oxygen saturation was 35%, and he died within 1 hour

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2021362

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Improving access to care and community health in Haiti …

(4 days ago) WebIntroduction. Due to social and political vulnerabilities, as well as a number of natural disasters, the current health system in Haiti cannot guarantee accessible and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022239/

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CDC in Haiti Global Health CDC

(Just Now) WebThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began working with Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) in 2002 to address the growing …

https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/haiti/default.htm

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Strengthening Access to Quality Healthcare in Haiti

(Just Now) WebHaiti has had mixed progress in improving the access to and quality of its health services, hampering the improvement in health outcomes. Maternal and neonatal mortality remain high. The rates have …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/04/06/access-to-quality-healthcare-in-haiti

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Understanding Haitian Immigrant's Health Practices

(2 days ago) WebThere is a high incidence of mental health problems amongst the Haitian people caused by exposure to trauma related to political violence, socioeconomic hardship, cholera …

https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2350&context=studentengagement-honorscapstones

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The Educational, Health, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19

(Just Now) WebHaitians are the fourth largest Afro-Caribbean immigrant group in the USA, and there is a dearth of research focusing on the factors impacting their lives. As a …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-021-01156-8

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Haiti’s health professionals stay focused on providing care, despite

(1 days ago) WebThe Haiti Health Network, or HHN, needed to know the who, what, where and how of all health care professionals to solve those issues, and so it mapped the …

https://haitiantimes.com/2021/07/23/haitis-health-professionals-stay-focused-on-providing-care-despite-slaying/

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Treating Haitian Patients: Key Cultural Aspects

(7 days ago) WebThe Haitian community in the United States is growing steadily. They make up a significant portion of many cities. As a group, Haitian immigrants are challenge to …

https://psychotherapy.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2002.56.4.508

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Haiti violence: Health system nears collapse as gangs attack …

(4 days ago) WebHaiti’s health system has long been fragile, but it’s now nearing total collapse after gangs launched coordinated attacks on Feb. 29, targeting critical …

https://apnews.com/article/haiti-medical-crisis-gangs-medicine-shortage-dc786ed53e66b6081515474b5b310525

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Haiti and Its Health Care System Are on the Verge of Collapse

(8 days ago) WebHaiti's health care system is teetering on the edge of collapse as the country grapples with a relentless series of disasters and crises. A recent 4.9 magnitude …

https://www.newsweek.com/haiti-its-health-care-system-are-verge-collapse-opinion-1806744

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Suffering in Silence: Mental Illness Treatment in Haitian Community

(3 days ago) WebThe common mental illnesses in Haiti are hard to pin down. There is very little data available and before the 2010 earthquake the mental health system was very thin. …

https://haitiantimes.com/2016/04/06/suffering-in-silence-mental-illness-treatment-in-haitian-community/

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Unmet health needs identified by Haitian women as priorities for

(3 days ago) WebHaiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. More than half its residents live on less than one US dollar per day, and accessible health care is not available for the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697112/

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Health fair breaks boundaries in Gainesville: Patients from Brazil …

(5 days ago) Web"It’s community, it’s promotion of health and it’s collaboration," Hensley said. The event exceeded the organizers’ expectations, Zelaya said, they took care of …

https://www.alligator.org/article/2024/05/health-fair-breaks-boundaries-in-gainesville-patients-from-brazil-and-haiti-join-the-hispanic-community

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Haitians break taboo on mental health services after violence

(Just Now) WebViolence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country’s breaking a taboo on mental health services. Young Haitians are increasingly exposed to relentless sounds of …

https://apnews.com/article/haiti-gang-violence-trauma-mental-health-eae1e0bc7c0143a1f58da7d58ff29eed

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Violence Is Traumatizing Haitian Kids. Now the Country's Breaking …

(1 days ago) WebMay 13, 2024, at 12:15 a.m. Violence Is Traumatizing Haitian Kids. Now the Country's Breaking a Taboo on Mental Health Services. More. Ramon Espinosa. FILE - Girls …

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-05-13/violence-is-traumatizing-haitian-kids-now-the-countrys-breaking-a-taboo-on-mental-health-services

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Haiti's chaos puts both patients and health-care workers at risk

(3 days ago) WebGang leaders are holding press conferences even as their members hold much of the capital of Port-au-Prince hostage, terrorize the country at large and kidnap …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2024-03-15/haitis-chaos-puts-both-patients-and-health-care-workers-at-risk

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Patients with female doctors have lower risk of death, research …

(8 days ago) WebHaving a female doctor could lower the risk of death or major health issues after surgery or hospitalization, studies have shown over and over. The latest evidence, …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/female-doctors-patients-lower-risk-death-complications-rcna151968

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WebLink Copied! A cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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The Benefits of AI in Healthcare IBM

(7 days ago) WebOne benefit the use of AI brings to health systems is making gathering and sharing information easier. AI can help providers keep track of patient data more …

https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/ai-healthcare-benefits

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Tewksbury Hospital staff raise alarm about violent patient …

(2 days ago) WebSarah Betancourt. May 13, 2024. Months after one patient stabbed another, Tewksbury Hospital nurses and health professionals picketed outside of the Tewksbury …

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-13/tewksbury-hospital-staff-raise-alarm-about-violent-patient-encounters

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Vodou's role in Haitian mental health - PMC - National Center for

(3 days ago) WebThe mental health problems that are recognized tend to be attributed to God or spirits, and so mental health professionals are not the first choice to ameliorate these …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6880247/

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Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the US, hit by

(2 days ago) WebAscension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care The attack follows another one that has caused a …

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ascension-health-cyberattack-disrupts-patient-care-what-happened-rcna151462

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Shortage at nursing homes have left an increasing number of …

(2 days ago) WebJUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Nursing homes take care of a range of patients. Some may only need a few weeks of rehab. Then there are patients who need longer …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/13/1251040883/shortage-at-nursing-homes-have-left-an-increasing-number-of-patients-in-hospital

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ADHD medication shortages easing, FDA says, but still affecting …

(3 days ago) WebCurrently, supply is getting better, he said, noting that some of his patients have no trouble getting their medication, while others still have problems. The issue could …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/adhd-drug-shortages-fda-easing-affecting-patients-rcna152570

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Health & Social Care in the Community - National Center for

(3 days ago) WebThis paper explores the impact of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti on the physical and mental health of Haitians living in the U.S. 1 year after the earthquake. Study …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053234/

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Nitrous oxide can cause paralysis and death. We got it delivered …

(1 days ago) WebKatherine Isoardi, director of toxicology at Metro South Health, recounts one harrowing tale from a paramedic who had to "wade through thousands of nangs on the …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-12/australia-nang-delivery-nitrous-oxide-health-effects/103694130

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