HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

March 31, 2009

links for 2009-03-31

• Healthcare reform vital
  Reform of the U.S. healthcare system is vital this year because of growing costs and worsening care, the Health and Human Services Department said in a report on Monday.
• Benefits of Mammogram Under Debate in Britain
  The idea that mammography may do more harm than good may be alien to many American women.
• Health watchdog calls on NHS to act on race equality failings
  The watchdog said NHS trusts must do more to meet their legal obligations to promote race equality following a review, which showed that examples of good practice existed but many trusts fell short on meeting basic requirements.
• National health insurance on the cards
  The African National Congress (ANC) plans to introduce national health insurance in its next term in government, party president Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
• Discrimination and Diabetes
  The prevalence of diabetes is at least twice as high in some ethnic groups as it is in whites. This is true even among people with similar body mass index (BMI) numbers, a large new study finds.