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Diversity

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The Melanin Effect: The Ignorance That Puts Millions Of Americans In Danger

>> December 8, 2024

Our experts discuss the effect melanin has on a drug’s efficacy and changes the industry can implement right now that will make a big difference.

topics: Business and Industry| Diversity| DNA and Genetics| Patient Care and Safety| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials

How Will the Affirmative Action Ban Affect Healthcare?

>> September 17, 2023

Our experts break down how this will affect medical school enrollment, as well as the healthcare career opportunities for minority populations.

topics: College/Higher Education| Diversity| Doctors| Education| Ethnicity| Health Care| Medical School| Patient Care and Safety| Race

Medical Notes: May 29, 2022

>> May 29, 2022

AI can predict fatal heart attacks. Lack of patient diversity in Alzheimer's research threatens accurate diagnosing in people of color. 1 in 3 Americans will develop a substance use disorder. And finally, is religion the downfall of consumerism?

topics: Addiction| African Americans| Artificial Intelligence (AI)| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Diagnoses| Discrimination and Racism| Diversity| Doctors| Health Care| Mathematics and Data| Medical Research| Medication| Prevention| Religion| Research and Clinical Trials| Research and Development| Research Ethics| Self-Help/Improvement| Substance Abuse| Technology

Kids Who’ve Lost Parents to Covid

>> January 30, 2022

New estimates show that more than 167,000 children under 18 (a number growing rapidly) have lost a parent or major caregiver to Covid-19. Psychologists say deaths under such circumstances are also much more difficult for survivors to adjust to and will have a major impact on the US. Experts discuss how these “forgotten grievers” are coping and what actions …

topics: Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Covid-19 Pandemic| Death and Grief| Diversity| Economics| Economics and Finance| Education| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Fatality| Federal and State Government| Federal Government| Federal Government and Regulation| Government and Legislation| Health Care| Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation

Medical Notes: January 23, 2022

>> January 23, 2022

Study at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center shows that a 4th shot increases antibodies fivefold within a week. A new study shows the stigma of depression is lessening. Plus, a new survey finds that not everyone feels invited to the table when it comes to plant-based foods. And finally, analysis shows that recreational and even medical marijuana can contain high …

topics: Antibodies| Anxiety and Depression| Business and Industry| Cannabis and Medical Marijuana| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Discrimination and Racism| Diversity| Government and Legislation| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Medical Research| Mental Health| Mental Illness| News and Headlines| Nutrition and Diet| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Public Discourse| Public Policy and Regulation| Research and Clinical Trials| Research and Development| Stigma and Stereotypes

Peripheral Artery Disease

>> November 14, 2021

Many people are unfamiliar with arterial blockages away from the heart. Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, affects African Americans much more than other populations for unknown reasons. An expert physician discusses PAD, the possible consequences, warning signs, and a clinical trial of treatments.

topics: African Americans| Cardiology| Crime and Criminal Justice| Disease| Diversity| Health Care| Minority Issues| Prevention| Research and Clinical Trials| Technology| Undiagnosed and Mystery Illness
Sexually Abusive Doctors

Sexually Abusive Doctors

>> April 1, 2018

The Dr. Larry Nassar case has publicized doctors who sexually abuse patients, but few doctors are ever punished. A reporter who investigated the official response to the problem and a physician who has worked on a sexual assault crisis line discuss the issue.

topics: Child Abuse| Children and Youth at Risk| Crime and Criminal Justice| Diversity| Doctors| Emotional Trauma| Ethics| Journalism| Patient Care and Safety| Philosophy and Ethics| Prevention| Public Discourse| Reproductive Health| Sexual Abuse| Sexual Assault| Trauma| Violence and Abuse| Vulnerable Populations

Gender Diversity in Basic Research

>> October 11, 2015

Only about a third of research subjects in clinical studies are women. In basic research on animals and cells, female models are even more poorly represented. This results in poor understanding of how new drugs work on women and occasional drug recalls when major side effects are discovered after the fact. Experts discuss why such an imbalance occurs, its …

topics: Biology| Discrimination and Racism| Diversity| Gender and Identity| Implicit Bias| Medical Research| Research and Clinical Trials| Research and Development| Research Ethics| Research Funding| Side Effects| Women's Health

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