Diversity in Medicine
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Minorities with epilepsy blocked from receiving ‘highest quality of care’
“Increasing the attention to these inequities will, we hope, prompt changes across practices,” researchers said.
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Hospitals with more diverse and uninsured patients more likely to provide delayed fracture care
A new study finds an association between institutional-level racial disparity and surgical delays.
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Yellow Nodule on the Scalp
A 45-year-old woman was referred to dermatology by a primary care physician for evaluation of a raised skin lesion on the scalp. The lesion had...
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Advancing health equity in neurology is essential to patient care
The final plenary session at the ANA annual conference offered insights into the underlying causes of health care disparities within neurology and...
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Chronic stress, especially race related, may hasten cancer death
High allostatic load was associated with an 80% increased risk of cancer death among all study participants.
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Florida medical boards ban transgender care for minors
Once enacted, new state rules will prohibit children under the age of 18 from receiving puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to transition.
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Physicians react: Climate change and other social issues
Around half of physicians rated climate change among their five most important issues, according to results of a Medscape survey.
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Wanted: An oxygen monitor reliable for all races
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed some of the real dangers, as devices gave falsely high oxygen readings in patients with dark skin.
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Race and gender: Tailoring treatment for sleep disorders is preferred and better
Sleep disparities are multifactorial and it is important to focus on social determinants of poor sleep.
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Study reveals racial disparities in advanced HF therapies
White adults were twice as likely as Black adults to receive a ventricular assist device or heart transplant.