Eboni Winford, 39, director of research and health equity, Cherokee Health SystemsGetting a doctorate is no easy feat; being the first in your family to do so is even harder. Dr. Eboni Winford embraces the role. Her work centers around equity in healthcare. She hopes...
As a historian of medical racism, I have watched the overwhelming media response to NFL player Damar Hamlin’s heart-stopping on-field injury with a combination of uneasiness and disbelief. On the major cable news channels, the startling collapse of the Buffalo Bills...
As an African-American dermatologist, I must deal with the notion that my privilege does not shield me from bias and discrimination. My mother is a practicing pediatrician. Her father was a dentist during the roaring days of Harlem. One of my lifelong goals is to...
Some choices – such as whether you exercise, smoke, or drink – can affect your health. But there aren’t many known risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) you can control. This aggressive cancer type often arises in people who are younger than the...
America’s maternal mortality rate is the worst of all developed nations. There is truly no conversation about improving maternal health without health equityIt was a challenging year for those of us working to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. The...
