A review of three journal articles shows the significant impact that poverty has on physical and mental health status, as well as all causes of mortality.
Physicians can maintain a balance between professional and personal obligations by having a well-organized practice and honest communication with patients.
The Culture, Narrative, and Medicine course at Loyola University of Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine teaches cultural humility through literature and students' reflective writing.
Health practitioners can help reduce health disparities if they consider the implications and affect that patients' geographical location has on their health.