UM: Health Care

USA Today reports on the controversial issue of religion as a factor in doctor-patient relations. One recent study led by UM emergency medical doctor Aasim Padela found that Muslim women would often delay medical care unless given a doctor of the same sex, in accordance with their religious beliefs. Padela says that simply acknowledging that a patient might be uncomfortable and asking how to put them at ease can relieve anxiety, according to the report. [Source]