This Viewpoint highlights the effects of anti-Black racism on Black clinicians and patients, explains the difference between superficial and meaningful efforts to exert change, and itemizes meaningful actions that can assist in the effort to end systemic racism. More
Companies and rich nations are creating a deadly covid-19 vaccine “protection racket” More
Changing the system would have to wait until my foot was in the door. More
ST. LOUIS (AP) — She screamed and cried, banged on the dashboard, begging her husband to drive faster, faster, faster toward her brother lying face-down on his bedroom floor. Craig Elazer had struggled all his life with anxiety so bad his whole body would shake. More
Between 2017 and 2018, Black patients had a 60% higher chance of dying after a liver transplant than white patients. More
How would critical race theory translate to medical school curricula? For starters, race would be taught as a social, not a biological, construct. More
Female surgeons miscarry pregnancies more often than other women, and difficult working conditions are a factor, Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers found. More
All Americans should have access to the most effective medications indicated for their conditions. That's pharmacoequity. More
In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, there is a timely and important study about the association between eligibility for Medicare at age 65 years and racial and ethnic disparities in access to care and health in the US. More
Even 25 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with disabilities make up fewer than 3% of U.S. med students. More
This Viewpoint outlines policy changes to make academic promotions more equitable for women physicians. More
Most low-income workers still want the shot, though. More
We must train providers to understand their unique needs in order to deliver affirming, compassionate treatment More
If the most important measure of society is the well‐being of its populace, then dismantling the direct linkage between one's health and race should be our most urgent priority. More
The case of Laura Baker, a brain cancer patient who was unable to get a CT scan because of her size, highlights the health care challenges very heavy people face. More
In addition to killing 600,000 in the United States and afflicting an estimated 3.4 million or more with persistent symptoms, the pandemic threatens the health of vulnerable people devastated by the loss of jobs, homes and opportunities for the future. More
By studying counties labeled "hot spots of death," researchers hope to better identify reasons for the rise in early-onset colorectal cancer. More
This cross-sectional study examines the number and location of vaccination sites across 18 districts with varying racial and ethnic demographic characteristics in Brooklyn, New York. More
The ideas, research, and actions from across Harvard University aimed at creating equitable opportunities for success and prosperity. More
After matriculating into medical school in the fall of 2013, I was drowning. It seemed that who I was—a Black, gay man—could not exist within the medical system. More