Diversity in Medicine
Conference Coverage
Racism tied to cognition in middle-aged, elderly
Health care itself may be partially responsible.
Commentary
Ten steps for clinicians to avoid being racist: The Francis commitment
The scars never go away and your status is always in question, no matter your title or uniforms of respect. Eventually it wears you down.
Feature
Doc releases song after racist massacre in Buffalo
Cardiologist-musician Cleveland Francis wrote and recorded a song to honor the victims as “a plea to the other side to recognize us as people.”
From the Journals
Access to certified stroke centers divided by race, income
Access to stroke-certified hospitals is less available in low-income and rural areas of the United States and in Black, racially segregated...
Conference Coverage
Non-White subjects are sparse in DMT trials for MS
Black people only made up 1.9% of participants in studies reporting full racial data over 25 years.
Commentary
The whitest specialty: Bias
Most physicians, we believed, consider themselves to be, and strive to be, humane, compassionate, and egalitarian caregivers. The answer then...
Feature
Why do clinical trials still underrepresent minority groups?
The FDA wants researchers conducting clinical trials to submit a plan on how they will diversify participant pools. While the effort to undo...
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Neurology, psychiatry studies overlook sex as a variable
This study points to a need for funding agencies to demand that researchers meet their mandates on sex- and gender-based analysis.
Conference Coverage
Telehealth continues to loom large, say experts
Nine out of ten patients would recommend telemedicine to friends and family, and most physicians say they’re willing to devote significant time to...
Feature
More medical schools build training in transgender care
Students and faculty identify gaps, such as a severe shortage of transgender instructors, and expand goals for training.
From the Journals
Black men at higher risk for mortality from sleep apnea