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Women from some racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to have negative health care experiences during pregnancy and delivery affecting quality of care and health outcomes. A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found about 30% of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women reported mistreatment, compared with 20% overall, while obtaining maternity care. .
Researchers in Ohio are working on a new project looking at the health impacts of the February East Palestine train derailment. The Healthy Futures Research Project is seeking participants from the area who were subjected to chemical exposure in the aftermath of the train accident. The team from Case Western Reserve University will look at short and long term health issues, including screening for cancer, as well as metabolic and autoimmune diseases. .
Coloradans received nearly 2 million potentially unnecessary health care services in 2021, at a cost of some $134 million for patients and health insurers, according to a new report. Dr. Lalit Bajaj, chief quality, equity and outcomes officer with Children s Hospital Colorado explained, avoiding "low-value care" procedures - which can include certain tests and overprescribing drugs - is not about saving money. .