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Adnan Abidi / Reuters Most of the World Doesn't Have Access to X-Rays
One hospital in Boston has 126 radiologists. Liberia has two.
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Dimitry B./Flickr Genes Don't Cause Racial-Health Disparities, Society Does
Researchers are looking in the wrong place: White people live longer not because of their DNA but because of inequality.
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Adam Melaney Why This Man Was Refused a New Lung
People with HIV are still excluded from some life-saving organ transplants, based on guidelines that omit the most current science.
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Lucy Nicholson/Reuters How Fracking Is Bad for Our Bodies
With the spread of hydraulic fracturing come untoward social and somatic health effects.
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The Decline of Emergency Care
Trauma centers and emergency departments across the U.S. have been closing at alarming rates. The people who stand to lose the most are those already put at a disadvantage by the health-care system.
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How Racism Is Bad for Our Bodies
'Stop and Frisk' is a threat to public health.
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National Journal Is New York's 'Stop and Frisk' Law Also a Public Health Hazard?
