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BLM in Women’s Health; Lack of Access to Healthcare Costs Lives

BLM in Women’s Health; Lack of Access to Healthcare Costs Lives

Racial inequities in pregnancy and breast cancer

Dr Jeff Livingston

Jun 17

Study Links Severe Sleep Apnea to Higher Blood Glucose Levels in African Americans

Study Links Severe Sleep Apnea to Higher Blood Glucose Levels in Af...

A new study suggests that targeting sleep may help prevent diabetes and improve treatment

Jun 17

Doctors: If HHS Won’t Protect Trans Patients From Discrimination, Then Let’s Pledge We Will

Doctors: If HHS Won’t Protect Trans Patients From Discrimination, T...

A patient is a patient. Their gender identity is immaterial

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa

Jun 16

Your Claims of Being “Colorblind” Aren’t Helping Anything — How The “Colorblindness” Argument…

Your Claims of Being “Colorblind” Aren’t Helping Anything — How The...

Last week in a discussion about a recent protest at my workplace in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement I saw someone post that…

Residency Hacker

Jun 14

Racism in Healthcare and What We Can Do About It

Racism in Healthcare and What We Can Do About It

Racism touches every aspect of society, including healthcare. As health care providers, we have an ethical obligation to serve patients…

Sheela Ivlev, MS, OTR/L

Jun 11

I Thought We In The Medical Field Were Immune From Racism

I Thought We In The Medical Field Were Immune From Racism

How naive I was, and I — for one — pledge my effort to try and change this ugly reality

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa

Jun 9

How To Talk With Your Kids About Racial Injustice (Listen First)

How To Talk With Your Kids About Racial Injustice (Listen First)

Protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and so many others have left some parents wondering how to talk with their kids. This…

Alison Escalante MD

Jun 1

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