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How the Dobbs Ruling Will Affect People with Substance Use Disorder

Bill of Health

It was not until years later in 2008 that her wrongful conviction was overturned by the state’s Supreme Court. . During her “hospital-incarceration,” she lost access to any prenatal care, and state officials did not monitor the fetus’s health. The jury in the case returned a guilty verdict after deliberating for thirty minutes.

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The Unsurprising Surprise of Social Determinants in COVID-19 Mortality

Health Populi

” The phrase, “your ZIP code is more important than your genetic code” has become the common mantra for public health people communicating the concept of the social determinants of health : those factors outside of medical services that shape peoples’ overall health and well-being.

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