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Using the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities framework to better understand disparities in major amputations
Abstract
Recently, the United States experienced its first resurgence of major amputations in more than 20 years. Compounding this rise is a longs...
Racism in Academic Medicine Is Hindering Progress Toward Health Equity – California Health Report
Time and time again, scientific reports and surveys cite some version of the following findings: Black people have the worst health outcomes. Black...
Working with Bilingual Community Health Worker Promotoras to Improve Depression and Self-Care among Latino Patients with Long-Term Health Problems
Structured Abstract
Background:
Depression has negative effects on patient self-care and social stress management. The negative effects of depress...
Tennessee governor signs laws targeting drag shows and banning health care for transgender youths
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, on Thursday signed two bills targeting LGBTQ+ people in the state — one to ban gender-affirming h...
Racism Brings Worse Heart Health for Black Women
…disease than their counterparts who had not experienced such structural racism.
Structural racism refers to the ways that a society fosters ...
Opinion: It’s Time to Address One of the Leading Causes of Health Care Complications: Racism
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Kira Johnson died 10 hours after a routine C-section in 2016 at a Los Angeles hospital. The medical cause — and the subject of her...
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