Diversity in Medicine
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Medicaid implements waivers for some clinical trial coverage
This year, the CMS will help implement a mandate for Medicaid coverage of costs associated with clinical trial participation, a move expected to...
Conference Coverage
How does atopic dermatitis present in skin of color?
Morphological variants common in skin of color include the follicular variant or micropapular variant of AD.
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High-poverty areas host more firearm-related youth deaths
Nearly 4 million years of potential life are lost in children and youth as a result of firearms in 10-year study.
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Black young adults: Remember this when facing discrimination
Discrimination has shifted form from more overt forms of discrimination to less obvious ...
News
Pandemic stresses harder on physician moms than physician dads: Study
Study results suggest that the pandemic has increased gender disparity and added disproportionately to the burden of female physicians.
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Detransitioners received poor evaluation when transitioning
The reasons for detransitioning were varied, and many had more than one reason.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual youth miss out on health care
Adolescents identifying as LGB less likely to seek care for STDs, contraception, substance abuse.
Commentary
Chatbots can improve mental health in vulnerable populations
Taking greater advantage of these automated agents could save $11 billion across business sectors by 2023, said Sammi Wong and Dr. Krysti Lan Chi...
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‘Down to my last diaper’: The anxiety of parenting in poverty
No federal program helps parents pay for this childhood essential. The government’s food assistance program does not cover diapers, nor do most...
From the Journals
Social determinants of health may drive CVD risk in Black Americans
Investigators analyzed 20 years of data on over 50,500 U.S. adults drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
LGBT Youth Consult
Call them by their names in your office
Providing a space for a patient to put the name and pronouns that they use allows your staff to make sure that you are calling a patient by the...