Racism
3 starter steps for understanding, addressing racism in medicine
Racism can be a discomfiting topic for anyone, but physicians may have uniquely troubling feelings about it when they consider the roles the U.S. h...
Racism in Medicine and the Problem of Health Care Disparities
Black Americans die at higher rates than their white counterparts from heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, and maternal-fetal ...
Researchers argue ‘structural racism’ linked to higher rates of Alzheimer’s in black Americans
‘Racism impacts brain health and contributes to the unfair burden of Alzheimer’s disease in marginalized groups’
New research recently presented at...
Hospitals That Serve Many Black Patients Have Lower Revenues and Profits: Structural Racism in Hospital Financing
Background:
Care for Black patients is concentrated at a relatively small proportion of all US hospitals. Some previous studies have...
Line One: Mental Health Mosaics - Racism and mental health
On the second installment of Out North’s Mental Health Mosaics, we hear from community members about the ways that racism and discrimination affect...
Experiencing Racism Negatively Affects Cognitive Health
Higher exposure to racism among marginalized groups may be a substantial driver of racial/ethnic disparities in cognitive health. In a study of 942...
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