Consumer Attitudes & Behavior

The service is popular, but missing the mark when it comes to underserviced populations.

A report examining visits to emergency rooms and broken down by race says African and Black patients are triaged at the same rate as other racial groups, but are waiting the longest, upwards of five hours in some cases.

The report says the sharpest drop was recorded for people between 25 and 64 years of age, where the likelihood of seeing a friend on any given day fell from 42% to 14% in the 36-year period.

A study found the association was particularly notable among young adults aged 18 to 34.

Researchers analyzed changes in three aspects of social cognition among those with dementia: emotion recognition, theory of mind and empathy.

‘Things seem to be a lot more volatile or more extreme. Kids are exposed to things just way too early for their age. And it’s harder to trace, because everything online is anonymous.’

The OCP wants to find out how business pressures impact pharmacists’ ability to meet standards of practice.