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Equity in Medicine

Photo of Dr. D over a background of the monkey pox virus.

<乌鸦传媒>Where Did All the Monkeypox Go?

Mpox questions answered by Demetre "Doctor D" Daskalakis

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<乌鸦传媒>Sweeten the Pot With Financial Incentives to Boost Weight Loss

More people with obesity lost weight when cash incentives were added to practical resources

A photo of an angry yelling senior male physician in front of the signage outside of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

<乌鸦传媒>A New Tool to Report Medical Trainee Mistreatment Reveals Thorny Issues

Small group of Mount Sinai faculty were responsible for half of unprofessional behavior reports

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<乌鸦传媒>Overactive Bladder Linked to Multiple Unmet Socioeconomic Needs

Findings reinforce existing evidence, identify novel factors, suggest future research

Portrait of a diverse medical workforce.

<乌鸦传媒>An Affirmative Action Ban Would Be Devastating to Patient Care

A pending Supreme Court decision could erode progress on improving diversity in medicine

An illustration of a physician holding a patient's hand with the text The Doctor's Art - A podcast on Meaning in Medicine

<乌鸦传媒>Confronting Inhumanity Through Medicine

Christos Christou, MD, international president of Doctors Without Borders, talks global health

A photo of an overweight teen male running in a half-marathon.

<乌鸦传媒>Fewer Hospital Trips With Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Gastric Bypass in Teens

But similar risks of complications, reoperations, deaths

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<乌鸦传媒>Pandemic's Impact on Liver Disease in the Spotlight at Liver Meeting

A roundup of news from the AASLD annual meeting

Medical school professor lecturing to students in lab.

<乌鸦传媒>Predictive Analytics Can Boost Medical School Diversity

The MCAT isn't the only tool to evaluate future physician success

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<乌鸦传媒>Pragmatic Trials May Help Increase Minority Participation in MS Research

DELIVER-MS shows racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials can be improved

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<乌鸦传媒>Pulse Oximeters Need to Work Better for Dark-Skinned Patients, FDA Panel Says

Warnings to patients and providers, improved accuracy needed, advisors say

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Fentanyl Hidden in Cocaine; Missed Breast Cancer Diagnoses; Calling Out Racism

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Implicit Bias Training Betters Psychiatric Care at One Seattle Hospital

Less use of restraints for minorities, although higher seclusion rates still an issue

IDWeek over a photo of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC

<乌鸦传媒>Engaging in Healthcare May Close Longevity Gap Between Black and White Men With HIV

Starting with HIV testing, men who have sex with men could see gains in life expectancy

A photo of a Black man laying in a hospital bed wearing an oxygen mask.

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Flu Hospitalization Rates Nearly 80% Higher for Black Adults

Influenza vaccination rates also consistently lower in some minority groups

A photo of a female physician in a wheelchair.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors With Disabilities Mistreated More Often by Patients, Coworkers

About 25% report physical harm by peers versus only 2% of physicians without disabilities

A close up photo of two female surgeons in the operating room.

<乌鸦传媒>Gender Equity in Surgery Is Much More Than Numbers

Bias and discrimination persist in the field

AMA over a photo of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, Illinois

<乌鸦传媒>Health Equity, Gun Violence Prevention Among Priorities for AMA's New President

Jack Resneck, Jr., MD, talks about running "the race we're in"