Diversity in Medicine
Commentary
Every click you make, the EHR is watching you
Could the actions we take in the EHR reveal the unconscious biases we have?
Commentary
Training more doctors should be our first priority, says ethicist
To me, the main goal is to expand our workforce. The secondary goal is to stay diverse, because we get better providers when we do so.
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One in five doctors with long COVID can no longer work: Survey
A U.K. survey shed light on the lingering effects of long COVID on more than 600 chronically ill and disabled doctors with the condition.
Conference Coverage
Medicaid expansion closing racial gap in GI cancer deaths
Results of a new study were particularly notable for Black patients, for whom there was a consistent increase in receiving therapy and a decrease...
Conference Coverage
Type of insurance linked to length of survival after lung surgery
Having public or a combination of public and private insurance was associated with worse 10-year overall survival.
Feature
Zero tolerance for patient bias: Too harsh? Clinicians respond
Should a patient’s request for a health care practitioner of a different race or sex always be accommodated? A recent blog called for a zero...
From the Journals
Appendicitis more often missed in patients who are Black
“Delayed diagnosis may account for some of the racial and ethnic disparities observed in outcomes after appendicitis.”
Feature
Physician sues AMA for defamation over 2022 election controversy
The lawsuit sheds light on the power dynamics of a politically potent organization that has more than 271,000 members and holds assets of $1.2...
Feature
Physicians react: Climate change and other social issues
Around half of physicians rated climate change among their five most important issues, according to results of a Medscape survey.
From the Journals
Study reveals racial disparities in advanced HF therapies
White adults were twice as likely as Black adults to receive a ventricular assist device or heart transplant.
Commentary
Ten steps for clinicians to avoid being racist: The Francis commitment
The scars never go away and your status is always in question, no matter your title or uniforms of respect. Eventually it wears you down.