Diversity in Medicine
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Racial disparities seen in pediatric postoperative mortality rates
The results showed that postoperative mortality rates were significantly higher in Black children in the highest income category, compared with...
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Cardiologists say rights to maternity leave violated
Nearly 75% of cardiologists who gave birth during their career report violations of their maternity leave rights, increasing risk for...
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Women still missing from CV clinical trial leadership
Women rarely got to give ‘big talk at the ACC’s 70th annual scientific sessions.
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Poor trial representation tied to worse breast cancer survival
Patient groups such as patients of color, older patients, and those with comorbidities are not well represented in clinical trials, and it remains...
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Early in career, female academic docs earn less than males: study
The earning potential of women in most specialties is 10% less than their male colleagues over the course of the first 10 years of their careers...
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Diversity among oncologists has not kept pace with the U.S. population
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Breast cancer now leading cause of cancer death in Black women
"Black women are 41% more likely to die from breast cancer than White women despite a lower risk of being diagnosed with the disease."
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Spanish-speaking navigators show Hispanic patients path to CRC screening
An outreach effort in Rhode Island boosted rates of colonoscopy well above the national benchmark.
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Structural Ableism: Defining Standards of Care Amid Crisis and Inequity
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One in five female oncologists considering leaving academia, survey finds
“There are many indications that women are leaving medicine in disproportionately high numbers,” said Dr. Julie Silver.