Background: Social determinants of health (SDH) are living and work conditions which affect health and functioning. [1] Unmet social needs may contribute to increased medical utilization and worse health outcomes. For example, patients with sickle cell who report financial strain have more admissions and readmissions. [2] Adults with cancer and housing insecurity are more likely [...]

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old Asian-American woman with a past medical history significant for PCOS, HPV, HSV- 1, iron malabsorption/deficiency, and vitamin B12 deficiency-related anemia presented to the ED with body aches, fever, fatigue, cough, and recurrent URI for the past 3 months. Following treatment, she presented two weeks later to the hematology clinic for scheduled [...]