Diversity in Medicine
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Is Being ‘Manly’ a Threat to a Man’s Health?
We have empirical evidence that men downplay their medical symptoms — and that manlier men downplay them even more.
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Identifying Drug-Induced Rashes in Skin of Color: Heightened Awareness Can Accelerate Diagnosis
In patients with DIHS and many of the even more serious types of rashes traced to drug exposures, the delay to appearance of the rash from the...
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FDA Initiative Aims to Improve Diversity in Clinical Trials
This initiative could be a critical step toward ensuring diversity in major clinical trials after years of stagnation, Dr. Valerie Harvey said.
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See the Medical World Through Neurodivergent Doctors’ Eyes
Neurodivergent doctors are judged by their response to stressors that put them at a disadvantage rather than their capabilities under more...
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When It Comes to Medicine, ‘Women Are Not Small Men’
“Even if women’s health, quote unquote, is on the curriculum, it doesn’t mean that they’re really looking at sex differences.”
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Former UCLA Doctor Receives $14 Million in Gender Discrimination Retrial
Female doctor says institutions must increase transparency and practices that support equal pay for equal work.
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You Can’t Spell ‘Medicine’ Without D, E, and I
A majority of Americans, physicians, and other healthcare professionals believe in basic fairness.
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Proposed Bill Could End Student Aid for US Med Schools With DEI Programs
A proposed bill would disallow medical schools using ethnicity, sex, or race in admissions from funding or student loan plans.
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Nail psoriasis in Black patients often overlooked
Clinical training might explain the delay in diagnosis of nail psoriasis in patients with darker skin types.
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Pediatric psoriasis: Black children, males more likely to have palmoplantar subtype, study finds
Nail involvement occurred in significantly more Black and Hispanic/Latino patients than in White patients.
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Every click you make, the EHR is watching you
Could the actions we take in the EHR reveal the unconscious biases we have?