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Equity in Medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>Victor Dzau on Leading the National Academy of Medicine

NAM president discusses health equity and global health

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<乌鸦传媒>Are High Costs of Newer Diabetes Drugs Deterring Eligible Patients?

Data show most eligible patients are not using GLP-1 receptor agonists or SGLT2 inhibitors

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<乌鸦传媒>Allies as Mediators in the Healthcare Workplace

Stand up and offer to advocate for those with marginalized identities when discrimination occurs

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<乌鸦传媒>Large Benefit With Long-Acting PrEP in Black People, but Some HIV Risk Persists

Substudy of HPTN 083 trial examined differences in outcomes by race among U.S. participants

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<乌鸦传媒>The Underside of Medicine

Arghavan Salles shares her thoughts on being an immigrant, minority, and woman in medicine

<乌鸦传媒>Can the Biases Built Into ChatGPT Be Fixed?

Leo Anthony Celi, MD, MPH, outlines solutions to make its use in medicine more equitable

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<乌鸦传媒>Kidney Transplant Less Likely in Adults With Developmental Disabilities

"Urgent need" for anti-discrimination initiatives to promote equitable care, researchers argue

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<乌鸦传媒>Guiding New York City Through COVID-19

Former N.Y.C. Health Commissioner on leading the public through the pandemic

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. News Cites Objectivity in Planned Changes to 'Best Hospitals' Rankings

The outlet plans to assign more weight to clinical outcomes, other objective measures

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<乌鸦传媒>Lessons From Flint, Mich. on Stroke Preparedness and Lytic Uptake

Racial disparities narrowed as a result of hospital and community intervention

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<乌鸦传媒>ED Visits for Mental Health Among Medicaid Enrollees Varied Widely by Region

Findings suggest opportunities for improvement in mental heath care, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Does the Environment Override Genes for People at Risk of Stroke?

Large study detects interaction between genetic susceptibility and neighborhood deprivation

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<乌鸦传媒>The Man Behind 'Died Suddenly'; Rethinking Menopause Tx; Long COVID While Black

This past week in healthcare investigations

<乌鸦传媒>How Patent Thickets Keep Cheaper Drugs Off the Market

"We're transferring a huge amount of wealth from the public to drug companies," says S. Sean Tu

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<乌鸦传媒>What Tyre Nichols' Death Reminds Us About Black Suffering

Medicine's racist history bleeds into today's medical practices

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<乌鸦传媒>Childhood Adversity Tied to Race-Related Differences in Brain Development

Exposure to trauma linked to lower gray matter volume in key brain regions in Black kids

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<乌鸦传媒>ED Screening Program Picks Up Lots of Undiagnosed Diabetes Cases

EHR alerts at Chicago ED flagged about three in 10 at-risk patients for HbA1c testing

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<乌鸦传媒>Society Responds to Outgoing President's Remarks on Diversity

"We have come a long way ... but there is much more to do," new president, board of directors say

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<乌鸦传媒>Heart Surgery Outcomes During COVID Similarly Worrisome for Rich and Poor Patients

Study nevertheless highlights access issues among the socioeconomically disadvantaged

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<乌鸦传媒>AAP Guidance Details 'Unique and Essential Needs' for Hospitalized Teens

First-of-its-kind policy statement says adolescent needs differ from younger inpatients

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<乌鸦传媒>Harvard Pulls Out of Med School Rankings

Dean of medicine cites concerns "more philosophical than methodological"

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<乌鸦传媒>Use of Newer Antiseizure Meds for Epilepsy Differs by Race, Ethnicity

Black and Hispanic patients had lower odds of taking second- or third-generation medications

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<乌鸦传媒>The Uncomfortable Truth About Comfortable Scrubs

Do they contribute to gender inequality in the healthcare profession?

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<乌鸦传媒>Black Medical Residents Saddled With More Debt Than Other Groups

Debt disparities start long before postgrad training; debt forgiveness could provide relief

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<乌鸦传媒>AAP Guidelines: 'Watchful Waiting' No Longer the Right Call for Child Obesity

Immediate interventions can ward off worse outcomes later, according to guideline authors

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Data Show Mpox Risks in Cisgender, Pregnant Women

Understanding transmission in pregnant women "is critical for mpox prevention," researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Change Needed to Fix Gender Discrimination in Emergency Medicine, Male ED Chairs Say

Physician leaders report not taking action at times due to unsupportive institutional culture

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<乌鸦传媒>No, the Baby Formula Shortage Still Isn't Over

Experts say regulatory changes treat symptoms but not all causes of the formula crisis

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<乌鸦传媒>Cholera Returns With a Vengeance

Climate change, conflicts, and depleted stocks of vaccine compound mounting concerns

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<乌鸦传媒>Glycemic Control With Insulin Barely Budged Over the Past 30 Years

Rates of hyperglycemia also remained elevated for racial and ethnic minorities

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<乌鸦传媒>Life Lessons From Death

A conversation with best-selling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Frank Ostaseski

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<乌鸦传媒>One Doc's Win for Trans Youth Healthcare in Texas

A Dallas endocrinologist can continue to provide hormone therapy and puberty blockers

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<乌鸦传媒>Fatal Drug Overdoses Rose Among Black Women

On average, overdose deaths resulted in more than three decades of life lost

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<乌鸦传媒>Black Patients Less Likely to Get Advanced Treatments for PE

Also less likely for patients on Medicare and Medicaid

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Does Makena Remain on the Market?

Misguided equity claims do not resolve issues with the accelerated approval program

<乌鸦传媒>Want to Improve Indoor Air Quality? Open Some Windows

Joseph Allen, PhD, on why we need higher air quality standards for all of our health

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<乌鸦传媒>Pharmacists Not Immune to Harassment From Patients

Pharmacists are experiencing abuse too -- but they're not always sure how to respond

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<乌鸦传媒>Metastasis 'Doorway' May Lead to Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer

Density of cellular complex after neoadjuvant therapy tied to cancer subtypes, may be targetable

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<乌鸦传媒>For True Cultural Change for Women in Surgery, More Work Is Needed

Qualitative aspects of survey get at heart of gender disparities in practice

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<乌鸦传媒>Status Epilepticus Hospitalizations Climb

Black patients twice as likely to be hospitalized with prolonged seizures

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