racial disparities in medicine
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New Reports Faults D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for ‘Slow and Passive’ Response to Coronavirus
To find some of the worst recorded coronavirus disparities between Black and white residents, you need look no further than the nation’s capital, where Black residents have died of COVID-19 at a rate nearly six times that of white people in the city. As has been made explicit by numerous public health experts, reporters, and…
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As U.S. Faces Surge in Coronavirus Cases, Study Shows Black Americans Most Likely to Know Someone Who's Died from the Virus
Across the world, coronavirus cases are popping up again. But in few other countries has the virus had as disastrous a toll as it has in America, which has failed to meet the challenge of managing the worst public health crisis in the century. It’s worth asking if that mismanagement is due, in part, to…
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We Figured Out Why Coronavirus Is Killing Black People…As If You Didn't Already Know the Answer
Tamara is “essential.” Even though she has no medical training, no experience in law enforcement and has never driven an ambulance or extinguished a fire, Tamara is still technically an “emergency responder.” She risks her life every day to work as a case manager for the state of Alabama’s Department of Human Resources, even after…
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Can a City Be Cervical Cancer-Free? Chicago Aims to Eradicate a Preventable Cancer by Focusing on Racial Disparities
Say what you want about Chicago’s winter weather, sports teams, crime rate (though it still fails to rank among America’s top 10 most dangerous cities), and eyebrow-raising celebrity exports (we won’t name names, but the list keeps growing), but the city is also increasingly becoming a leader in health advocacy, particularly as it relates to…
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Bot Bias: Study Finds a Medical Algorithm Favors White Patients Over Sicker Black Ones
An algorithm used by major hospitals and healthcare providers misjudged how sick black patients were compared with their white counterparts, allowing healthier white patients to get additional medical supports more often. That’s according to the findings of a study published Thursday in the journal Science that looked at patient care based on medical practitioners’ use…
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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;…