Health disparities and health literacy challenges experienced by individuals with hearing loss: A scoping review.

Objective: The purpose of this scoping review is to explore health disparities and health literacy challenges encountered by U.S. adults with hearing loss when trying to seek specialized care and access to medical devices such as hearing aids.

Rest in Peace or in Pieces: Post-Mortem Care Options in U.S. Advance Directives.

Advance Directives (ADs) have traditionally focused on documenting patients' end-of-life (EOL) care preferences. Recently, discussions surrounding post-mortem care as an additional aspect of EOL care planning have gained attention. This study examined ADs across all 50 states and the District of Columbia (referred to as "entities"), assessing their inclusion of two post-mortem categories: funeral planning and anatomical gifts.

Advance Directives Revisited (2002 vs 2023): Are We Closer to Uniformity?

Background And Objectives: Advance directives (ADs) are based on state-specific statutes that vary in structure, terminology, and options. This variability leads to inconsistent end-of-life (EOL) care for patients who have executed an AD in 1 state but fall ill in another state. This study revisits a 2002 article that identified considerable differences in ADs to determine whether ADs have become more uniform.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as a Public Health Crisis: A Discussion of Intersectionality and Its Role in Better Health Outcomes for Immigrant Women in the United States (US).

Much of current work in providing care for intimate partner violence (IPV) in the United States (US) is centered around screening female patients. There is minimal work to tailor screening of IPV to marginalized patient populations such as immigrant women. This discussion explores the need for non-stigmatizing, intersectional perspective in medicine, especially in working with diverse immigrant populations and in facing the public health crisis of IPV.