Diversity in Medicine
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How racist is your algorithm?
The AAP recently published a policy statement that kicked off its examination of clinical guidelines and policies that include race as a...
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LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan
The update would ensure that government-funded schools make proper accommodations for a trans student population, such as allowing students to use...
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Pediatric obesity disparities widen
Lower levels of household income and education in the United States are associated with higher rates of adolescent obesity.
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Biden boosts LGBTQIA+ protections, bans conversion therapy
The executive order also addresses efforts to strengthen federal data collection in this population to counter homelessness, housing insecurity,...
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Asian American teens have highest rate of suicidal ideation
Prepandemic survey finds that 24% of these adolescents had thought about or planned suicide – more than Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics.
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White children more likely to get imaging in EDs: Study
An analysis of more than 12 million visits showed that non-Hispanic Black children were less likely to get diagnostic imaging than non-Hispanic...
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Poorest children at higher risk for PICU admissions, death
Children in poor neighborhoods may be more likely to receive care in lower-quality hospitals or may be treated differently from other children...
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Why do clinical trials still underrepresent minority groups?
The FDA wants researchers conducting clinical trials to submit a plan on how they will diversify participant pools. While the effort to undo...
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Medical education programs tell how climate change affects health
Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.
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Telehealth continues to loom large, say experts
Nine out of ten patients would recommend telemedicine to friends and family, and most physicians say they’re willing to devote significant time to...
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Fetuses suffer the effects of poverty in the womb
Across the countries studied, babies were smaller at birth if they came from a lower-income household, and this was already apparent at 20 weeks...