Black women 3 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than White men
New medical findings challenge conventional wisdom that biological differences between the sexes drive death rates. More
Perceptions of Discrimination and Unfair Judgment While Seeking Health Care
Research shows that people are often discriminated against or treated unfairly in health care settings because of disabilities, gender identity or sexual orientation, and race or ethnicity. More
Racism in the USA: ensuring Asian American health equity
Racist anti-Asian incidents and rhetoric in the USA have been on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, by some accounts increasing as much as 150%. More
Getting Vaccinated While Black
Obtaining a COVID shot, like so many other aspects of American life, has emerged as a racial-justice issue—and a matter of life and death. More
In light of anti-Asian attacks, medicine needs to listen to Asian American trainees
As medical institutions grapple with racism, Asian American and Pacific Islander trainees should be included in reform efforts. More
Estimation and Comparison of Current and Future Racial/Ethnic Representation in the US Health Care Workforce
In this cross-sectional study of 2019 data from the American Community Survey and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Black, Hispanic, and Native American people were underrepresented in the 10 health care professions analyzed. Although the educational pipeline shows some limited improvement, underrepresentation of these groups persists. More
Black Patients are More Likely Than White Patients to be in Hospitals with Worse Patient Safety Conditions
An Urban Institute brief shows Black patients experienced significantly worse quality of care relative to White patients in 2017 across the 26 states in this analysis. More
Addressing Workforce Diversity — A Quality-Improvement Framework
Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Addressing Workforce Diversity — A Quality-Improvement Framework More
Counties with large Asian, Black or Hispanic populations had higher number of Covid-19 cases, CDC says
Counties in the United States with large Black, Asian and Hispanic populations were hit harder by Covid-19 in the early months of the pandemic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More
Asian Americans in Texas are struggling to get the COVID vaccine. Here’s why.
Asian people across the country and in Texas have already experienced an increase in racist attacks since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and now, many are finding themselves left out as the vaccine rollout trundles forward. More