(THE CONVERSATION) There is increasing evidence that implicit bias – non-conscious attitudes toward specific groups – is a source of racial inequities in certain aspects of health care, and lawmakers ...
Researchers found that health care professionals who refer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to pulmonary rehabilitation have a negative bias toward smoking and a positive ...
Dana Williams, top, and Khalyson McDuffie, doulas with Birth in Color, a Virginia group that offers doula services for pregnant patients of color and training for local maternal health care workers to ...
The Implicit Association Test works by asking participants to categorize groups of people with "good" words like "nice" or "laughter" and "bad" words like "nasty" or "rotten." Its results are ...
Potomac Watch: Not all rich people are elitist—and that helps explain the growing chasm between a disconnected 'elite 1%' and average Americans. Images: Reuters/AFP/Getty Images/Zuma Press Composite: ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health disparities along racial and ethnic lines. In response, healthcare organizations are reexamining their role in contributing to these inequities and ...
During a checkup with her obstetrician, Marilyn Hayes tells him about overwhelming exhaustion and possible symptoms of postpartum depression, such as feeling unsafe. Hayes, a Black woman, grows ...
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to hear from Josephine Ridley of the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System during a talk titled “Implicit Bias in Primary and ...
Last week, Dr. Tamika Cross, a young Black OBGYN practicing in Texas, was barred from helping a sick passenger aboard a Delta flight because members of the crew refused to acknowledge her as a medical ...