Diversity in Medicine
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Exercise improves physical and cognitive health in Down syndrome
Walking, which is easy and inexpensive, is recommended.
Commentary
Every click you make, the EHR is watching you
Could the actions we take in the EHR reveal the unconscious biases we have?
Feature
One in five doctors with long COVID can no longer work: Survey
A U.K. survey shed light on the lingering effects of long COVID on more than 600 chronically ill and disabled doctors with the condition.
Feature
Med students, doctor groups react to SCOTUS affirmative action ban
The opinion does not prohibit universities from considering how race has affected an applicant’s life.
Conference Coverage
Racial, ethnic disparities persist in access to MS care
Hispanic patients were significantly more likely to consistently report lower access to MS-specific care and feeling less heard by their health...
Conference Coverage
Standard measure may underestimate OSA in Black patients
Measurement error may be the culprit in underdiagnosing obstructive sleep apnea in Black patients.
From the Journals
Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
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Black people are less likely to receive dementia meds
Analysis of a large data set reveals racial inequities in the administering of medications for dementia symptoms.
Feature
Zero tolerance for patient bias: Too harsh? Clinicians respond
Should a patient’s request for a health care practitioner of a different race or sex always be accommodated? A recent blog called for a zero...
News from the FDA/CDC
New report says suicide rates rising among young Black people
Significant increases in suicide occurred among Native American, Black and Hispanic people.
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Brain scans show effect of poverty, stress on Black children
Disparities in 8 of the 14 brain areas scanned were affected by childhood adversity, particularly poverty.