Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include to achieve fair health outcomes depends on how you approach fairness.
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Chronic stress from living with systemic racism and gun violence can lead to increased symptoms of PTSD and depression as well as elevated cortisol levels.
Men, older adults, people with language barriers and racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to be screened for depression.
The term ‘MSM’ allows public health interventions to gloss over the social, political and cultural complexities of identity. But it’s not without its limitations.
Judge Reed O'Connor ruled in a case that coverage for HIV prevention medicine PrEP violated the religious freedom of the plaintiffs. It is unclear whether the order will extend nationwide.
Overcoming the access barriers and biases that underrepresented and underserved communities face could not only improve research participation but also improve care.
OTC hearing aids promise to increase the accessibility and affordability of the devices for millions of adults who live with untreated mild to moderate hearing loss.
Early detection of breast cancer is critical to improving chances of survival. But racial and ethnic minority patients systematically have delayed diagnoses that reduce the benefits of screening.
Being both trans and a person of color comes with a unique set of challenges. Collectively working toward overcoming these barriers is one way this community fights for survival.
During the pandemic, health care providers began prescribing abortion pills without requiring in-person exams. This practice could help people access the care they need when abortion rights are in limbo.
Only 3.7% of people in the U.S. with hearing difficulty own hearing aids. Thanks to a federal law in progress of being implemented, OTC hearing aids may help bridge the gap.
Microaggressions are more subtle than outright discrimination. But they can directly affect HIV treatment outcomes.
Researchers had suspected that chemical hair relaxers might be behind racial disparities in breast cancer diagnoses. A new study narrows in on lye as a possible cause for that link.
People who haven’t gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 often have complex reasons for their relunctance or may face other barriers. Lumping them all together undercuts the vaccination campaign.
A survey finds that hardship disparities across racial and ethnic groups have persisted throughout the pandemic.
Though COVID-19 has killed Black Americans at nearly twice the rate as white Americans, Black people are the least likely racial group to say they’re eager to get the vaccine.
Pluralism — the active process of inclusion — could reduce disparities in some of the most pressing health issues of our time.
Prostate cancer outcomes have differed between black men and other ethnic groups for decades. Could improving the way doctors talk and share information with black patients make a difference?
Gaps in care and outcomes between African-Americans and white patients is a major concern to those who care about fairness in health care. Gaps in care also exist at end of life, too.
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Audiology, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University
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Professor, Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia
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Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, and Director Public Policy and Strategic Partnerships, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of English, affiliate with Africana Studies and Women's & Gender Studies, Clark University
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Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
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Sociologist, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor and Chair of Anthropology, San Diego State University
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Community and Public Health; Executive Director, Southeast Idaho Area Health Education Center, Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University, Idaho State University
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Assistant Professor of Biocultural Medical Anthropology, University of Alabama
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