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At college health centers, students battle misdiagnoses and inaccessible care


“It’s an open secret.”Wong’s misdiagnosis at Duke is among the scores of problems documented by The Washington Post at college health centers nationwide. Students at Indiana University at Bloomington said they have trouble accessing care at the campus health center, above. After Marek came down with a fever, she returned to the student health center, and another doctor prescribed antibiotics. “All college students need a safe place to go and make sure that they’re getting the right help. Deichen, who sits on the American College Health Association’s covid-19 task force, said student health centers face many challenges — from external threats like the coronavirus to internal budget pressures.


Source: Washington Post July 13, 2020 14:36 UTC



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