End racial disparities in maternal deaths – MPs
Report says racism played a role in the higher death rates of black and Asian women giving birth. Source link
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Arrests, Cries of Racial Profiling End Feds’ China Initiative
March 9, 2022 — Early one morning, federal agents swarmed the home of Gang Chen to arrest him. The commotion woke his family as agents handcuffed him to take him away. The mechanical engineer from MIT was booked on charges that he failed to disclose research funding from Chinese entities, and he was placed in … Read more
‘Medical device racial bias not acceptable’ – Javid
A review into whether medical devices are equally effective regardless of the patient’s ethnicity has been ordered by Health Secretary Sajid Javid. Research suggests oximeters, which are clipped to a person’s finger, can overstate the level of oxygen in the blood of people from ethnic minorities. Ministers want to know whether bias could have prevented … Read more
How Med Schools Are Fighting Racial Disparities in Health Care
Photo Credits: Class: Wake Forest School of Medicine Patient Care: Michael Zhang / Getty Images Headshot: Naomi Nkinsi VBAC Calculator: WebMD eGFR: National Kidney Foundation Pulse Oximeter: Grace Cary / Getty Images Spirometer: microgen / Getty Images Sources: Sarita Warrier, MD, interim associate dean for medical education, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI. Joel Bervell, student … Read more
Study Identifies Racial Differences in Patient Safety in Hospitals
July 26, 2021 — Black patients have a higher rate of adverse safety events than white patients when they are admitted to the same hospital, regardless of insurance coverage type or the percentage of hospitalized patients who are Black, according to a new Urban Institute study. The study, which was funded by the Robert … Read more
Racial Disparities Persist in Vaccinations, CDC Data Shows
Easing Fears in Hispanic Communities Some states are reporting higher vaccination rates among Hispanics than white and Black residents, which Bibbins-Domingo said fits with surveys showing high enthusiasm for vaccination among Hispanics. It also indicates that some of the reported barriers may have been addressed more effectively in those states, she said. … Read more
Black Women Dying of COVID at Higher Rates Than White Men
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 death rates are significantly higher among Black American women than among white men, according to a new study, suggesting that race is a factor in survival differences between men and women. Researchers analyzed COVID death rates in Michigan and Georgia, the … Read more
Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer
Jasmine Souers was 25 when she noticed a discharge from her nipples. Concerned, she went to get it checked out. At first, her doctors dismissed the possibility of breast cancer, saying, she’s “too young.” She didn’t feel any lumps. A mammogram — a type of breast X-ray — and an ultrasound — a scan … Read more
Communities of Color Struggle to Get Vaccines
Online sign-ups a hurdle Many older adults “don’t have the skills” to sign up online, Ramirez said. “They might not even have a computer,” she added. “Just the insistence that our elected officials and the people who set up the vaccine distribution for them to use technology as the first … Read more
Covid has thrived on racial discrimination, says Baroness Doreen Lawrence
Labour’s review says ethnic minorities are “over-exposed” and have worse healthcare than white people. Source link