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Equity in Medicine

A photo of Brian H. Williams, MD, and the cover of is book The Bodies Keep Coming.

<乌鸦传媒>I'm a Black Trauma Surgeon. Ending Gun Violence Demands Fighting for Racial Justice.

An excerpt from Williams' book, The Bodies Keep Coming

A photo of a mature woman receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Medicaid Expansion Linked to Better Survival in Aggressive Breast Cancer

Study also showed that patients were more likely to receive timely treatment

A photo of Herbert Rice, 79, posing for a photo at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

<乌鸦传媒>50 Years After City Halted Prison Medical Testing, Families Seek Reparations

"No amount of money can replace what was done to me," said one former prisoner

A computer rendering of a uterus.

<乌鸦传媒>'My Womb Isn't My Legacy'

We must look beyond women's childbearing potential in healthcare and society in general

A close up photo of Wegovy, Ozempic, and Victoza injection pens.

<乌鸦传媒>Stroke Prevention Guideline Adds Recs for GLP-1 Drugs, Gender-Affirming Care

Recommendation updates also address social determinants of health

ASA over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

<乌鸦传媒>Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

A photo of the Uber and Lyft logos on the windshield of a car for hire.

<乌鸦传媒>Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber to Travel Far Distances to Medical Care

Some are calling for states to subsidize the expensive trips for rural residents

A photo of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during the ABC News debate.

<乌鸦传媒>Women and Children First -- Or Not

A look at the presidential candidates' records on maternal and child health

A photo of a woman having her eye examined with a slit lamp.

<乌鸦传媒>New Estimates Show Over 4 Million People in the U.S. Have Glaucoma

Black adults roughly twice as likely as white adults to be affected

A photo of a woman with her arm in a brace speaking to a female physician via a laptop.

<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Pan DEA's Leaked Plans for Telehealth

Meanwhile, a third extension of current rules is in the works

A photo of a kidney laying in a dish in the operating room prior to transplantation.

<乌鸦传媒>People With HIV Can Safely Receive Kidneys From Donors With HIV

U.S. study findings should help squash "remaining doubts" about safety, researcher says

A photo of a scalpel in a white rubber gloved hand.

<乌鸦传媒>Female Genital Mutilation Happens in America, Too

Physicians must partner with their patients to provide appropriate care

A photo of a free HIV testing truck at a festival in Florida.

<乌鸦传媒>Experts Highlight Alarming Jump in HIV Infections Among Latinos

In a perspective piece, they argue that more equitable resource allocation is needed

A computer rendering of COVID viruses.

<乌鸦传媒>Excess Deaths Highest Among Younger Minorities During COVID Pandemic

Racial, ethnic disparities in all-cause excess deaths worst among those ages 25 to 64

A closeup photo of a pulse oximeter on a man鈥檚 finger.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA's Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely to End Decades of Racial Bias

Devices three times as likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen in Black patients

A computer rendering of a marburg virus particle.

<乌鸦传媒>Marburg Virus' Latest Eruption

A veteran fighter against hemorrhagic fevers shares candid thoughts

A photo of the Inupiaq settlement on Little Diomede Island in Alaska.

<乌鸦传媒>To Improve Indigenous Health, Expand Community Health Aide Programs

Ensuring care access for remote communities is essential

A photo of a calculator displaying MEDICARE PART D lying on a pile of US currency next to a spilled bottle of pill

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Unveils Sample $2 Generic Drug List for Medicare Part D Enrollees

But experts are skeptical the list would have much impact

A photo of a female dermatologist examining a man鈥檚 back with a dermatoscope.

<乌鸦传媒>Risk of a Second Primary Melanoma Similar Regardless of Race/Ethnicity

Differences in absolute, relative risk highlight complexities of analyzing rare events

A photo of a female physician wearing a Vot-ER badge.

<乌鸦传媒>Just What the Doctor Ordered: Civic Engagement Can Improve Community Health

The upcoming election is an important reminder of the value of voting

<乌鸦传媒>Disparities in Heart Failure Rates Found Among Asian American Subpopulations

Study highlights that Asian Americans should not be seen as a monolithic group

An 1898 painting by Raja Ravi Varma titled: Shakuntala looking for Dushyanta.

<乌鸦传媒>Reclaiming the Night in the Wake of 'Abhaya's' Murder

To everyone in medicine: don't underestimate the gentleness of Indian women as weakness

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<乌鸦传媒>An Indian Doctor Was Just Raped and Killed. This Is Not an Isolated Incident.

An examination of what's driving sexual violence against women in medicine

A photo of Steve Woodson during a ceremony to posthumously award the Distinguished Service Cross to his father.

<乌鸦传媒>Decades After D-Day, Family of Black WWII Combat Medic Receives His Medal of Heroism

Waverly B. Woodson Jr. treated wounded troops while under heavy German fire

A photo of a sign outside of a community health center advertising free Narcan, blood pressure, covid tests, and baby formul

<乌鸦传媒>Experts Call for Targeted Policies to Address Opioid Epidemic

Focus should be on communities of color, the incarcerated, Gen Z

A photo of construction workers building a hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>A Few Rural Towns Are Bucking the Trend and Building New Hospitals

New full-service hospitals with inpatient beds are rare in rural America

<乌鸦传媒>Insurance Claim Denials for Preventive Care More Common in At-Risk Patients

Study suggests differences in how the ACA cost-sharing exemption is applied across patient groups

An x-ray image of a child鈥檚 hands.

<乌鸦传媒>These Kids With JIA Fare Poorly for Methotrexate Adherence

Family, social, and financial stress compromises treatment, study suggests

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<乌鸦传媒>Sexual and Gender Minorities More Likely to Have Adverse Brain Outcomes

Some LGBTQ+ groups have higher likelihood of dementia

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

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-Pharma Bus Tour; Rapamycin for Longevity? Hospital Forgives Debt After Pressure

This past week in healthcare investigations

A photo of a female physician taking the blood pressure of a pregnant woman.

<乌鸦传媒>An Action Plan for Hypertension in Pregnancy

The prevalence is unacceptably high, especially in Black women

A photo of a young female doctor holding out her stethoscope.

<乌鸦传媒>In Emergency Medicine, Promotion to Chief Resident Least Likely for Women of Color

Black residents also less likely to be promoted than white residents

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Deaths Tied to Extreme Temps May Double, Triple by Mid-21st Century

Study finds that increase in heat deaths will far outweigh reduction in cold deaths

Cover art for the documentary Everybody鈥檚 Work: Healing What Hurts Us All.

<乌鸦传媒>Documentary Explores Racism, Gatekeeping in Nursing

"People who don't fit comfortably into an environment can't thrive," director of the film says

<乌鸦传媒>Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Risks observed for the akinetic rigid form of the disease, as well as dyskinesia

<乌鸦传媒>California Pledges to Halve Maternal Mortality By Late 2026

But how will the state with the lowest maternal mortality rate do it?

A computer rendering of a transparent human head with the brain highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>Brain Health Risks: Digital Quality Measures and the Future of Neurological Care

Access to advanced tools must be equitable

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<乌鸦传媒>Florida Hospitals Ask Immigrants About Their Legal Status. Texas Will Try It Next.

Patients can decline to answer and still receive care

A photo of search and rescue personnel raking through the ruins after the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.

<乌鸦传媒>Our Patients With Disabilities Face Unique Environmental Risks

Ambitious action against climate change is necessary to protect us all

A photo of surgeons performing a kidney transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>HHS Proposes Rule to Increase Access to Kidney, Liver Transplants in HIV Patients

Rule would streamline criteria for organ donation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV

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