medicine
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The New Colonial Frontier? Rich White People Traveled to Indigenous Community in Yukon and Schemed to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
If I ever say I am past being surprised by the depths of mendacity that people can exhibit, please quickly disabuse me of that motion. “Surprise” is an understatement for how I felt reading about a millionaire Canadian businessman and his actress wife who hired a private plane to fly into a small, isolated indigenous…
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New York’s Vaccine Rollout Doesn’t Include a Set Timeline for Prisons to Receive the Vaccine
Despite being among those most at-risk for contracting the virus, there is still no set plan on when New York prisons will receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York Times reports that while most states have listed incarcerated people in their vaccine rollout plans, New York’s plan doesn’t account for them at all. In October,…
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All Boys Aren't Blue: George M. Johnson's Bestselling Memoir-Manifesto Becomes a Star-Studded Filmed Reading
Last year may not have brought an abundance of pleasures, but one of its standouts was George M. Johnson’s literary debut, All Boys Aren’t Blue. The Root 100 honoree’s “memoir-manifesto” not only became an instant bestseller and Amazon Best Book of the Year honoree but garnered a development deal with Gabrielle Union’s production company, soon…
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CDC Says New COVID-19 Strain Could Drive Increased Infections by March, While Government is Accused of Flubbing Vaccine Distribution Again
Officials say the new coronavirus strain that was first detected in the U.K. could drive an increased spread of the virus across the U.S. by March, which would mark a year since the pandemic was officially declared. On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flagged that the new COVID-19 variant is more…
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Citing a Shortage of Black Doctors, Career Mechanic Becomes One at Age 47: 'You Can Do it, This is Totally Possible'
Representation matters. It’s much more than a mere catchphrase devised to disrupt the status quo, it’s a rallying cry in our quest to survive in a world constructed to malign and subjugate us. It’s also a reminder that manifests every time a black child believes they don’t belong, or that their aspirations are unrealistic, as…
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New Study Finds Emergency Personnel Less Likely to Treat Pain for Black Patients Than White Ones
Racial disparities in health care are a well-documented phenomenon, spanning every area of medicine from the birthing room to the ICU. Now, a recent study shows yet another place black people are treated differently from nonblack patients: the back of an ambulance. In a study reported by NPR, researchers found emergency medical technicians and paramedics…
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Honor or Irony? Johns Hopkins University Will Name New Campus Building After Henrietta Lacks
Johns Hopkins University will pay tribute to Henrietta Lacks, the black woman whose cells have helped create life-saving vaccines and treatments, by naming a new research building after her. The university announced its decision on Saturday during its ninth annual Henrietta Lacks Memorial lecture series, reports the Washington Post. University President Ronald J. Daniels told…
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Black Patients on Pain Medication Are More Likely to Be Tested for Illicit Drugs, New Study Finds
That racism and implicit bias have affected and infected the American medical community—and the way patients are treated—is not news. But thanks to a slew of recent studies, we know in greater detail how and where those impacts can be felt. A new study led by Yale researchers adds to this growing body of evidence;…
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A Black Surgeon Was Accused of Lying About a Botched Surgery 2 Years Ago. Now, the Lawyer Who Accused Him Is Taking it Back.
A lawyer who accused a black surgeon of lying to his patient in a high-profile malpractice case is now recanting his statement. For two years, Dr. Ricardo Quarrie, a heart surgeon, has been shunned by the medical profession. In 2016, he was one of the surgeons named in a well-publicized lawsuit against Yale New Haven…