Health care 4 Undeniable Signs the US Health Care System Is Broken Americans spend more on health care than any other country, so why aren't we healthier than most other countries?
Health care Why Is America's Health Care System So Much More Expensive Than Other Countries'? Americans’ health care expenses are double that of other wealthy nations, but we don’t use health care more, and we’re not healthier on average. So what exactly are we paying for? NBCLX storyteller Peter Hull breaks down why health care in the U.S. costs so much more than in other countries.
Flint Water Crisis The Flint Water Crisis and COVID-19 Health Disparities Share Roots in Racism and Classism A total of 42 charges have been filed against nine people, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, in connection with the years-long Flint Water Crisis that killed 12 people. LX News welcomed Dr. Debra Furr-Holden, an Associate Dean for Public Health Integration at Michigan State University, to discuss what she calls “one of the biggest acts of environmental racism in...
health disparities COVID-19 Vaccines Are Reaching White Populations Before Black and Other Minority Communities, Study Finds As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, a study has found that they are disproportionately reaching white populations before Black and other minority communities. One of the authors of the Business Insider report, senior healthcare reporter Shelby Livingston, joined LX News to discuss the difference in vaccination rates, and the questions it raises about racial equity.
COVID-19 One LA Hospital Stretched to Its Limits Sees Possibility of Rationing Care if COVID-19 Surge Continues COVID-19 cases are soaring across the country, and no area is currently harder hit than Los Angeles County in California. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in LA, a public hospital with 131 beds, has stretched its capacity to now treat over 200 patients. Dr. Elaine Batchlor, the hospital’s CEO, explains how her staff is stretching its capacity limits and...
covid-19 vaccine This NYC Doctor is ‘Overwhelmingly Excited' to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine After Watching His Patients Gasp for Air An NYC ER doctor who has seen the devastating impact of COVID-19 on his patients is now working to fight misinformation about the vaccine. Dr. Steven McDonald of Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center joined LX News to explain why communities of color are less likely to trust medical authorities and why it’s so important to reduce those doubts.
vaccine equity Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Henrietta Lacks and the Roots of Black Distrust in the Health System With the first batches of the COVID-19 vaccine now being distributed in the U.S., a major priority is ensuring that everyone has access to it, especially people of color. Jennifer Gardy, deputy director for the Gates Foundation, joined LX News to discuss the roots of health disparities as well as the history of the Black community’s distrust in the health...
