This long new article in Science, one of the world’s premier science journals (or should I call it a “magazine”?), not only…
A St. Louis doula program, part of a nonprofit that received funding in the $1.7 trillion federal budget bill, looks for…
This is an update to our analysis of racial disparities in maternal and infant health and an overview of current efforts to…
The similar-to-me effect is a cognitive bias related to the idea that people have a preference for those that are similar – look…
Blacks were twice as likely to die from COVID; here’s what we’re doing to tackle longstanding inequities in healthcare
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By LUKE OAKDEN-RAYNER In this piece, Luke discusses a preprint* titled Reading Race: AI Recognises Patient’s Racial Identity…
Covid-19 exposed the stark inequalities that put disadvantaged groups more at risk from the pandemic. Now Rupa Marya and Raj…
Is this the darkest timeline? Are we the baddies? Hi! It has been a while! My blogging was extremely slow in 2020…
Doomsday headlines are nothing new. But over time they can damage your mental health if you’re not careful.
Doomsday headlines are nothing new. But over time they can damage your mental health if you’re not careful.
By Ngozi F. AnachebeIn hindsight, 2020 is appearing to be a pivotal time in medical education. 2020 saw the emergence of the…
When Black doctors cared for Black babies, their mortality rate was cut in half, says a new study. But why?
FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When newborns and the physicians treating them are of the same race, the newborn…
Scientists discover the function of the trabeculae, muscle fibers lining human hearts.The structures were first described by…
A new study examined nearly 2 million births in Florida from 1992 to 2015.The results showed that, when cared more by a white…
Y la atención médica es clave para esta situación