A replacement for race: Medical experts explore how to eliminate bias in clinical algorithms
WASHINGTON — Most of the medical community has acknowledged that racism is baked into many…
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Diabetes will be ‘a defining disease of this century’ as global cases are set to surpass one billion by 2050
The number of people with diabetes worldwide is set to more than double to 1.3…
Getting rid of bias in clinical calculators isn’t as simple as taking race out of the equation
Racial bias is everywhere in medicine, including the calculators doctors commonly use to predict a…
‘History is repeating itself’: The story of the nation’s first clinic for gender-affirming surgery
Nearly 60 years ago, Johns Hopkins Hospital opened a first-of-its-kind clinic to provide gender-affirming surgery….
Opinion: Breaking the ‘corporate medical playbook’ that silences physicians’ reports of inequity
As a woman of color who was fortunate to be accepted to medical school 29…
The pediatrician as advocate: Rhea Boyd on making clinical work about community needs
Rhea Boyd is both a physician and a researcher. But she never wants to separate…
A win for Black maternal health advocates, as Congress moves to set up new VA program
Congress’s action this week is a victory for Black maternal health advocates like Charles Johnson,…
Black women die earlier and more often of breast cancer. Should they be screened sooner?
For years, health experts have recommended that, starting at the age of 50, every woman…
STAT+: ‘It’s never one-size-fits all’: Health tech leaders look to design to make care more equitable
At the opening of each of her clinics, there’s a moment when Carolyn Witte, the…
Doctors, researchers push academia’s ivory tower to start rewarding diversity work in promotion decisions
Universities and academic hospitals have vowed to diversify their ranks after a year of reckoning…