Early modern societies in Latin America and Spain saw a convergence of traditional medical knowledge and the professionalization of medicine. The resulting differences in access to care endure today.
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Earlier detection and treatment of COVID-19 by health care providers in pharmacies could help prevent surges in infection rates and severe illness.
Addressing racial and ethnic health gaps is becoming even more important as the US population continues its shift toward a minority-majority nation.
Vaccines and medical treatments can only go so far in an unequal society. Facing the ongoing history of racial discrimination and bias in the US would help end the pandemic.
Hispanics born in the US have worse health outcomes than Hispanics in the US who were born in countries from which they emigrated.
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Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Director of Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program, Bowdoin College
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Associate Professor of Comparative Effectiveness and Outcomes Research, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Epidemiology, San Diego State University
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, Hollins University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State