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Healthy Black Kids Die More Often After Surgery Than White Kids, Study Finds

(CNN) — Within 30 days from theirsurgeries, Black children had a greater risk of suffering complications and death than white children and were nearly 3.5 times more likely to die within that time period, according to new research published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. It’s well known that Black people have higher rates of poor […]

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More Than 1,000 CDC Employees Sign Letter Decrying ‘Toxic Culture’ of Racism in Agency

As Americans look to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to navigate the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,000 employees at the CDC have penned a letter documenting “ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination” against Black employees, according to NPR. The letter reportedly addresses the CDC director […]

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COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Need to Diversify Healthcare Workforce

The pandemic’s devastating impact on communities of color clarifies the need for diversity among healthcare workers and public health leaders. “We live in a country where your wealth and your socioeconomic status is a big determinant for how healthy you are, how long you will live and whether you live with a higher burden of […]

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UIC Get $22M in Federal Money for Health Research Programs

CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Illinois at Chicago will receive $22 million in federal funding for health research programs over the next five years. The money comes from the National Institutes of Health and goes to the university’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science. The idea is to benefit research that directly benefits patients […]

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At College Health Centers, Students Battle Misdiagnoses and Inaccessible Care

After days of sharp pain shooting up her left abdomen, Rose Wong hobbled from her history class to the student health center at Duke University. A nurse pressed on the 20-year-old’s belly and told her it felt like gas. Wong questioned the diagnosis but said the nurse dismissed her doubts and sent her to the […]

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More Colleges Shelve Plans for In-Person Fall Semester as COVID-19 Cases Spike

More colleges and universities are canceling plans for an in-person fall semester as COVID-19 cases spike nationwide. Occidental College, Dickinson College, Rhodes College, East Stroudsburg University, West Chester University and Loyola University Chicago are the latest to alter plans and reduce the number of in-person classes. Earlier this month, Pomona College and the University of Southern California […]

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Faculty Members Create Petitions to Express Concerns About In-Person Teaching in the Fall

As institutions announce their fall reopening plans, faculty members across the country have expressed their concerns about in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. James Madison University (JMU) professors Dr. Dorothée Polanz, Dr. Thomas Adajian and Dr. Jennifer Lang-Rigal created a petition calling for more faculty participation and transparency in the decision-making process for reopening Virginia […]

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New Hospital Ranking Weighs Commitment to Diversity, Civic Leadership Along With Health Outcomes

A new national hospital ranking that measures more than just patient health outcomes has recognized 10 Arizona facilities. The Lown Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Brookline, Massachusetts, assessed almost 3,300 hospitals nationwide on 42 metrics. Its new methodology, the results of which were released on July 7, recognized civic leadership, value of care and […]

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Health Care Providers Support Implicit Bias Training Mandate

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Health care workers in Michigan will have to get implicit bias training. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order requiring the training partly because of how COVID-19 is hitting Black communities harder. The training teaches people how to recognize ways they might be biased without knowing it, teaches them ways to […]

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Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials: What Can Doctors, Regulators, and Patients Do?

Many diseases lack effective treatments, and many researchers worldwide are trying to address these unmet needs. Clinical trials form the cornerstone of new drug approvals, and without the volunteers who participate in clinical trials, this process would not be possible. Yet, clinical trials overwhelmingly fail to represent the demographic diversity of the populations that the […]

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In College Students, COVID-19 Has Increased Depression Rate and Raised New Barriers to Mental Healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting significant stress on college students, many of whom are worried about increasing financial pressures caused by the pandemic and the lack of easily accessible mental healthcare. Those are two of the troubling findings of a survey of more than 18,000 college students on 14 campuses, published July 9 by the […]

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University Professors Fear Returning to Campus as Coronavirus Cases Surge Nationwide

Laura Crary, an art history professor at a liberal arts college in South Carolina, is anxious to return to the classroom, so much so that she was prescribed anti-anxiety medications for the first time in her life. “I am 62.5 years old, which means I’m four years from full retirement age, or I’d probably retire […]

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