Feature
AACR Cancer Progress Report: Big Strides and Big Gaps
The report focused on strides made in cancer care, prevention, and early detection and highlighted areas where more research and attention are...
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From the Journals
The Uneven Surge in Diabetes in the United States
- Manasi Talwadekar
Publish date
The overall prevalence of diabetes increased by 18.6% from 2012 to 2022, with the highest prevalence observed among non-Hispanic Black individuals...
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FDA Initiative Aims to Improve Diversity in Clinical Trials
- Ted Bosworth
Publish date
This initiative could be a critical step toward ensuring diversity in major clinical trials after years of stagnation, Dr. Valerie Harvey said.
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Metformin Led to Improvements in Women with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
- Gargi Mukherjee
Publish date
Metformin led to significant clinical improvement in eight patients with CCCA, in the case series.
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Feature
When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges
- Paolo Spriano
Publish dateAugust
The disruptions caused by cancer and its treatment can interfere with normal physiological and psychological development, leading to issues with...
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Latest News
See the Medical World Through Neurodivergent Doctors’ Eyes
- Cassie Shortsleeve
Publish
Neurodivergent doctors are judged by their response to stressors that put them at a disadvantage rather than their capabilities under more...
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Latest News
Former UCLA Doctor Receives $14 Million in Gender Discrimination Retrial
- Steph Weber
PublishdateMay
Female doctor says institutions must increase transparency and practices that support equal pay for equal work.
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Commentary
You Can’t Spell ‘Medicine’ Without D, E, and I
- George D. Lundberg, MD
Publish dateMarch
A majority of Americans, physicians, and other healthcare professionals believe in basic fairness.
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Opinion
Guidelines Aren’t For Everybody
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish dateFebruary
Always consider the risks of polypharmacy when considering therapies for your elderly patients.
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Latest News
The Struggle to Provide Gender-Affirming Care to Youth
- Kerry Dooley Young
Publish dateJanuary
Gender-affirming care has been restricted in about half of US states and there have been increasing threats of violence against physicians,...
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Feature
Older Adults Want Medicare, Insurance to Cover Obesity Drugs
- Marilynn Larkin
Publish dateJanuary
However, only 30% would be willing to pay higher Medicare premiums to have these medications covered.
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MASLD often is worse in slim patients
These slim patients with MASLD were most often young patients, for the most part female, and less likely to present with symptoms of metabolic...
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PREVENT: AHA’s new risk calculator incorporates CKM health
- Megan Brooks
Publish dateNovember
PREVENT is for use in adults aged 30-79 years and estimates the 10- and 30-year risk of total CVD including, for the first time, heart failure.
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From the Journals
People with diabetes have a higher risk of colon cancer: Study
- Lisa O’Mary
Publish dateNovember
The authors concluded that increased referrals for colonoscopies among people with diabetes, particularly among those newly diagnosed, could...
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Conference Coverage
Lack of racial, ethnic diversity in cryopreserved donor sperm in the U.S.
- Meg Barbor
Publish dateOctober
Study sheds light on the need to identify and address the barriers that discourage potential donors from underrepresented groups from...
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Latest News
FDA proposes ban on hair straightener ingredients
- By Lisa O'Mary
Publish dateOctober
The proposal specifies that formaldehyde would be banned, as well as other chemicals that release formaldehyde, such as methylene glycol.
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Commentary
Every click you make, the EHR is watching you
- F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE
Publish dateOctober
Could the actions we take in the EHR reveal the unconscious biases we have?
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Commentary
Training more doctors should be our first priority, says ethicist
- Arthur L. Caplan, PhD
Publish dateOctober
To me, the main goal is to expand our workforce. The secondary goal is to stay diverse, because we get better providers when we do so.
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Conference Coverage
Menopausal hormone therapy less prescribed for Black women
- Tara Haelle
Publish dateOctober
There’s likely a combination of reasons for these disparities, with both provider and patient factors contributing, researchers say.
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Feature
One in five doctors with long COVID can no longer work: Survey
- Claire Sibonney
Publish date
A U.K. survey shed light on the lingering effects of long COVID on more than 600 chronically ill and disabled doctors with the condition.
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Latest News
Study aims to better elucidate CCCA in men
- Doug Brunk
Publish dateAugust
"We hope the data will prompt clinicians to assess for CCCA and risk factors in adult males with scarring alopecia," the researchers wrote.
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Latest News
Don’t skip contraception talk for women with complex health conditions
- Heidi Splete
Publish dateAugust
Primary care providers should discuss contraindications and contraception preferences for patients of child-bearing ability.
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Black women weigh emerging risks of ‘creamy crack’ hair straighteners
- Ronnie Cohen, Kaiser Health News
Mounting evidencechemical straighteners
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From the Journals
The invisible effect medical notes could have on care
Publish dateJuly
Doctors are more likely to use negative language when describing a Black patient than they are a White patient.
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Feature
Med students, doctor groups react to SCOTUS affirmative action ban
- Steph Weber
Publish dateJuly
The opinion does not prohibit universities from considering how race has affected an applicant’s life.
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Conference Coverage
Multiprong strategy makes clinical trials less White
- Neil Osterweil
Publish
Only a small percentage of eligible patients participate in clinical trials in the first place, and very few come from racial and ethnic minority...
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From the Journals
Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
- Marcia Frellick
PublishdateMay
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
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From the Journals
Use age, not weight, to screen for diabetes; assess over 35s
- Marlene Busko
Publish dateApril
‘If we make decisions about diabetes testing based on weight, we will miss some people from racial and ethnic minority groups who are developing...
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Guidelines
AHA statement targets nuance in CVD risk assessment of women
- Megan Brooks
Publish dateApril
Considering nonbiological and social factors when assessing CVD risk in women, particularly women of diverse races and ethnicities, is highlighted...
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From the Journals
Disparities in statin use persist in high-risk Americans
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date
National database analysis finds disparities in primary-prevention statin use persist despite 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk...
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From the Journals
Mediterranean diet linked to 24% reduction in CVD risk in women
- Carolyn Crist
Publish date
The researchers are calling for more sex-specific research to guide clinical practice.
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Conference Coverage
Long-term BP reductions with renal denervation not race specific
- Ted Bosworth
Publish date
Long-term blood pressure reductions in the Black patient cohort of the SYMPLICITY renal denervation trial challenge early results.
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Feature
Zero tolerance for patient bias: Too harsh? Clinicians respond
- Marlene Busko
Publish dateFebruary
Should a patient’s request for a health care practitioner of a different race or sex always be accommodated? A recent blog called for a zero...
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CV deaths jumped in 2020, reflecting pandemic toll
The American Heart Association 2020 Statistical Update offers lessons for addressing structural issues that drive health disparities.
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Latest News
Transgender people in rural America struggle to find doctors willing or able to provide care
- Helen Santoro, Kaiser Health News
Publish dateJanuary
Much of the lack of care experienced by trans people is linked to insufficient education on LGBTQ+ health in medical schools across the country....
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Feature
Physician sues AMA for defamation over 2022 election controversy
- Alicia Ault
Publish dateJanuary
The lawsuit sheds light on the power dynamics of a politically potent organization that has more than 271,000 members and holds assets of $1.2...
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Conference Coverage
Black HFrEF patients get more empagliflozin benefit in EMPEROR analyses
- Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD
Publish dateDecember
Empagliflozin trial data in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction signal more benefit in Black, compared with White patients...
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Feature
Florida medical boards ban transgender care for minors
- Lisa Nainggolan
Publish dateNovember
Once enacted, new state rules will prohibit children under the age of 18 from receiving puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to transition.
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Feature
Physicians react: Climate change and other social issues
- Batya Swift Yasgur
Publish dateNovember
Around half of physicians rated climate change among their five most important issues, according to results of a Medscape survey.
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Latest News
DTC telemedicine expands access to gender-affirming therapy
- Mary Chris Jaklevic
Publish dateNovember
The findings suggest that virtual care “may be a good option” for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, who often report difficulty finding...
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From the Journals
Higher rates of PTSD, BPD in transgender vs. cisgender psych patients
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish dateNovember
“It is important to realize that transgender or gender-diverse identity is not synonymous with [borderline personality disorder], as some have...
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From the Journals
Study reveals racial disparities in advanced HF therapies
- Patrice Wendling
Publish dateOctober
White adults were twice as likely as Black adults to receive a ventricular assist device or heart transplant.
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Conference Coverage
Achieving diversity, equity and inclusion: Invite everyone and build a team
- Walter Alexander
Publish dateOctober
Don’t recruit diverse people to your program and then have them come and feel not included.
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From the Journals
Few transgender teens discontinue hormones in young adulthood
- Lisa Nainggolan
Publish dateOctober
Pioneering clinic’s research finds that 98% of transgender adolescents taking puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones were still taking the latter...
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Best practices for an LGBTQ+ friendly medical space
- Ana Gascon Ivey
With insights from four LGBTQ+ clinicians, here are several steps physicians can take to close the disparity gap.
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Conference Coverage
Secondary CV prevention benefit from polypill promises global health benefit
- Ted Bosworth
Publish dateAugust
In older patients with a prior myocardial infarction, a three-drug polypill significantly reduced risk of CV events in the multinational SECURE...
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From the Journals
Cholesterol levels lowering in U.S., but disparities emerge
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish dateAugust
While cholesterol levels in American adults have improved overall in the past decade, disparities in control have emerged, according to a new...
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From the Journals
Rich or poor, educated or not, all face risk for hypertension
- Fran Lowry
Publish dateAugust
Historically thought to be a disease of the rich and sedentary, hypertension occurs with similar frequency in low- and middle-income countries.
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Feature
Words, now actions: How medical associations try to fulfill pledges to combat racism in health care
- Frankie Rowland
Publish dateAugust
Many medical associations have publicly announced their determination to help eliminate racial disparities.
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Latest News
Asking patients about their gender identity: ‘Normalize’ the discussion and other recommendations
- Doug Brunk
Publish dateAugust
“There’s nothing more awkward than having an awkward provider asking awkward questions,” Dr. Howa Yeung said.
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Feature
Pediatricians at odds over gender-affirming care for trans kids
Publish dateAugust
The American Academy of Pediatrics and some of its members are at odds over what the latter see as the organization’s refusal to discuss its 2018...
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From the Journals
Social isolation, loneliness tied to death, MI, stroke: AHA
- Megan Brooks
Publish dateAugust
Decades of research have clearly shown that social isolation and loneliness carry cardiovascular risks, a new American Heart Association...
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From the Journals
Onset and awareness of hypertension varies by race, ethnicity
- Richard Franki
Publish dateAugust
Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults are more likely than Whites to be unaware of their high blood pressure.
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From the Journals
‘Staggering’ CVD rise projected in U.S., especially in minorities
- Marlene Busko
Publish dateAugust
The estimated increases for 2025-2060 reflect a changing demographic landscape and are a call to action, say observers.
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Opinion
Mental health assessment for gender-diverse patients
- K. Ashley Brandt, DO
Publish date
While not all patients with gender dysphoria need therapy, the role of a mental health provider who specializes in gender-affirming care in the...
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Commentary
Ten steps for clinicians to avoid being racist: The Francis commitment
The scars never go away and your status is always in question, no matter your title or uniforms of respect. Eventually it wears you down.
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Latest News
Two congressmen targeting ‘gender transition’ physicians
- Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA
Publish dateJuly
The House and Senate bills would make doctors liable for any gender transition surgery on a minor that results in injury, whether physical,...
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Latest News
Study eyes characteristics of pediatric patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
- Doug Brunk
Publish dateJuly
Obesity was the most common comorbidity at the time of diagnosis, with 64% of patients affected.
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Feature
Doc releases song after racist massacre in Buffalo
- Tricia Ward
Publish dateJuly
Cardiologist-musician Cleveland Francis wrote and recorded a song to honor the victims as “a plea to the other side to recognize us as people.”
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Feature
Alabama cites Roe decision in call to ban transgender health care
- Carolyn Crist
Publish
“No one – adult or child – has a right to transitioning treatments that is deeply rooted in our Nation’s history and tradition,” Alabama Attorney...
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Feature
Cardiologists concerned for patient safety after abortion ruling
- Steve Stiles
Publish
Clinicians in many U.S. states are in uncharted territory with the country’s new patchwork of abortion legality, but some specialties may feel the...
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Feature
LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan
- Kara Grant
Publish
The update would ensure that government-funded schools make proper accommodations for a trans student population, such as allowing students to use...
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Latest News
Pediatric obesity disparities widen
- Jake Remaly
Publish
Lower levels of household income and education in the United States are associated with higher rates of adolescent obesity.
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Latest News
Biden boosts LGBTQIA+ protections, bans conversion therapy
- Damian McNamara, MA
Publish
The executive order also addresses efforts to strengthen federal data collection in this population to counter homelessness, housing insecurity,...
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Conference Coverage
Antidiabetes drug costs keep patients away
- Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD
Publish
Patients with diabetes and high med co-pays had worse fill rates, but even with low copays uptake of effective but expensive antidiabetes drugs...
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Latest News
Fewer teens giving birth, but cases are more complex
- Jake Remaly
PublishdateMay
The adolescents who are giving birth are more likely to have obesity, mental health problems, asthma, and other conditions that can complicate...
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Feature
Why do clinical trials still underrepresent minority groups?
- Kara Grant
The FDA wants researchers conducting clinical trials to submit a plan on how they will diversify participant pools. While the effort to undo...
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Feature
Medical education programs tell how climate change affects health
PublishdateMay
Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.
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From the Journals
Screening for diabetes at normal BMIs could cut racial disparities
- Miriam E. Tucker
PublishdateMay
Diabetes screening for Asian and Black individuals aged 35 and over, even at BMIs that are not considered overweight, would be ‘a good place to...
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Conference Coverage
Telehealth continues to loom large, say experts
- Thomas R. Collins
PublishdateMay
Nine out of ten patients would recommend telemedicine to friends and family, and most physicians say they’re willing to devote significant time to...
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Feature
More medical schools build training in transgender care
- Marcia Frellick
Publish dateApril
Students and faculty identify gaps, such as a severe shortage of transgender instructors, and expand goals for training.
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From the Journals
Black men at higher risk for mortality from sleep apnea
- Pam Harrison
OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) has been recognized as an important cause of medical morbidity and mortality....
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Commentary
How social drivers of health lead to physician burnout
- Adam Marcus
Publish date
More than 60% of respondents said they had little or no time to effectively address the SDOH needs of their...
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From the Journals
Cardiologists say rights to maternity leave violated
- Fran Lowry
Publish date
Nearly 75% of cardiologists who gave birth during their career report violations of their maternity leave rights, increasing risk for...
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Latest News
Food insecurity linked to metabolic syndrome in Hispanic/Latino youth
- Caleb Rans, PharmD
Publish date
Youth in the lowest food security category had significantly lower HDL-C compared with youth with high food security.
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Latest News
All in the family
- Jillian Mock
Publish date
"It is a difficult journey, don't get me wrong, but I never questioned that I could do it because my mom did it first."
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From the Journals
Early in career, female academic docs earn less than males: study
- Aine Cryts
Publish dateFebruary
The earning potential of women in most specialties is 10% less than their male colleagues over the course of the first 10 years of their careers...
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LGBTQ parents fare worse giving birth
Although differences in demographic and clinical factors explain some of the poorer outcomes among gender and sexual minority patients giving...
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Latest News
Referrals to gender clinics in Sweden drop after media coverage
- Becky McCall
- Lisa Nainggolan
Publish dateFebruary
The programs may have influenced and jeopardized young transgender individuals’ access to transgender-specific health care.
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From the Journals
Hypertension protocols curb racial bias in therapeutic inertia
- Sue Hughes
Publish date
Racial disparities in treatment intensification were not seen within the strict confines of blood pressure management in the SPRINT trial, a new...
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Guidelines
AHA advice for diabetes patients to stay heart healthy
- Miriam E. Tucker
Publish dateJanuary
Fewer than one in five Americans meet targets for blood sugar, blood pressure, and lipids.
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Feature
Medicaid implements waivers for some clinical trial coverage
- Kerry Dooley Young
Publish dateJanuary
This year, the CMS will help implement a mandate for Medicaid coverage of costs associated with clinical trial participation, a move expected to...
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Commentary
LGBTQ health care: There is reason to be hopeful
- Don S. Dizon, MD
Publish dateDecember
“LGBTQ/rainbow health has been harmfully treated by the system, by both intention and by ignorance.”
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From the Journals
Metabolites implicated in CHD development in African Americans
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish dateDecember
A cohort study of the Jackson Heart Study identified novel metabolites that may influence coronary heart disease...
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Feature
Black young adults: Remember this when facing discrimination
- Kelly Wairimu Davis, MS
Publish dateNovember
Discrimination has shifted form from more overt forms of discrimination to less obvious ...
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News
Pandemic stresses harder on physician moms than physician dads: Study
- Avery Hurt
Publish dateNovember
Study results suggest that the pandemic has increased gender disparity and added disproportionately to the burden of female physicians.
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Latest News
Detransitioners received poor evaluation when transitioning
- Becky McCall
Publish dateNovember
The reasons for detransitioning were varied, and many had more than one reason.
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Latest News
Lesbian, gay, bisexual youth miss out on health care
- Heidi Splete
Publish dateNovember
Adolescents identifying as LGB less likely to seek care for STDs, contraception, substance abuse.
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Transgender use of dermatologic procedures has strong gender tilt
Survey respondentslaser hair removal
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Feature
HHS okays first U.S. pilot to mandate coverage of gender-affirming care
- Alicia Ault
Publish dateOctober
The approval means transgender-related care must be included as part of the essential benefits offered on the state’s Affordable Care Act...
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Conference Coverage
Ketosis, including ketogenic diets, implicated in prurigo pigmentosa
- Ted Bosworth
Publish dateOctober
The incidence of prurigo pigmentosa, which might most affect patients of Asian heritage, is on the rise.
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News
Dr. Judy C. Washington shows URM physicians how to lead
- Christine Kilgore
Publish date
She imparts a shared experience of being a minority in the field and helps prepare them for the challenges of facing racism.
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From the Journals
Cavernous gender gap in Medicare payments to cardiologists
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date
The differences persisted after adjustment for physician experience and subspecialty, number of charges submitted, unique billing codes used, and...
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Feature
To be, or not to be? More counseling needed for gender dysphoria
- Becky McCall
Publish dateAugust
‘It’s not about making life harder for people who wish to transition but about improving care for all people who identify as transgender,’ says...
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From the Journals
Pandemic derails small success in lowering diabetes-related amputations
- Pam Harrison
Publish dateAugust
Minor diabetes-related lower extremity amputations increased at the expense of major amputations in some groups to 2017, but COVID-19 has likely...
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Opinion
Shedding the super-doctor myth requires an honest look at systemic racism
- Tanya Thomas, MD
Publish dateAugust
How can the expectations of patient-focused, patient-centered care prevail without an honest look at the vicissitudes facing medicine? asked Dr....
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Latest News
Physicians wearing white coats rated more experienced
- Diedtra Henderson
Publish dateAugust
Physicians wearing white coats were rated more experienced and professional than peers in casual attire, while female physicians uniformly were...
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Feature
COVID-19 leaves wake of medical debt among U.S. adults
- Jaleesa Baulkman
Publish dateJuly
Plus, 16% of adults said they had coverage gaps lasting a year or longer.
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From the Journals
South Asian ancestry associated with twice the risk of heart disease
- Will Pass
Publish dateJuly
Findings confirm previous reports identifying South Asian ancestry as a risk enhancer for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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Feature
Physician fired after slurs, including ‘cannibalism,’ against Israel
- Marcia Frellick
A rights group is joining with law firms to represent Fidaa Wishah, MD, claiming “wrongful termination.”
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Conference Coverage
Intervention opens access to care for minority youths with type 1 diabetes
Publish
Program adds support for children with diabetes and their families who are struggling because of lack of resources or marginalization in the...
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Feature
New AMA president discusses pandemic during inaugural address
- Jake Remaly
Publish
Dr. Gerald E. Harmon also addressed the AMA’s plan to advance health equity.
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Latest News
AMA acknowledges medical education racism of past, vows better future
- Aine Cryts
Publish
The Council on Medical Education’s report recommends that the AMA acknowledge the harm caused by the Flexner Report, which was issued in 1910 and...
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From the Journals
Revised dispatch system boosts bystander CPR in those with limited English
- Kate Johnson
Publish
Lack of English proficiency was less of a barrier to bystander CPR in Los Angeles after a simplified, tiered dispatch system was put in place.
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Latest News
AMA announces major commitment to health equity
- Ken Terry
PublishdateMay
“Black men in medical school are an endangered species.”
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From the Journals
Percentage of doctors who are Black barely changed in 120 years
- Alicia Ault
Publish dateApril
A study also found a significant wage gap between Black and White physicians.
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Conference Coverage
Hispanic diabetes patients receive less guideline-based care
- Heidi Splete
Publish dateApril
A new study highlights disparities in health care.
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From the Journals
Severe obesity persists, takes high cardiovascular toll
- Marlene Busko
Publish dateApril
“This research highlights the high cardiovascular toll exacted by continuing failure to tackle obesity, particularly among more socioeconomically...
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Opinion
Say my name
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish dateApril
Mispronouncing names can alienate patients. It might make them feel like we don’t “know” them or that we don’t care about them.
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From the Journals
Remote cardio visits expand access for underserved during COVID
- Fran Lowry
Publish dateApril
In a cross-sectional study of more than 170,000 ambulatory cardiology visits, patients using remote visits were more likely to be Asian, Black, or...
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Commentary
How physicians can provide better care to transgender patients
Those transgender patients who seek care often have unpleasant experiences.
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Conference Coverage
Cardiovascular risks elevated in transgender youth
- Nancy A. Melville
Publish dateApril
A multicenter study shows increased risk for some cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes. The causes are not well understood.
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Conference Coverage
Many unknowns on fertility preservation in transgender patients
- Becky McCall
Publish dateMarch
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Feature
Paving the way for diversity in clinical trials
- Saundra Young
Publish dateMarch
Marya Shegog, PhD, health equity and diversity coordinator at Lazarex, says a patient travels an average of 500...
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Feature
High obesity rates in Southern states magnify COVID threats
- SARAH VARNEY, KAISER HEALTH NEWS
Publish dateMarch
At least 29 states have green-lighted obesity for inclusion in the first phases of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. That could overwhelm government...
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Feature
JAMA editor resigns over controversial podcast
- Lindsay Kalter
Publish date
The editor questioned the existence of systemic racism during the podcast.
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Feature
JAMA podcast on racism in medicine faces backlash
- Carolyn Crist
- Lindsay Kalter
Publish date
The editor of JAMA and the head of the AMA have joined others in criticizing the episode.
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From the Journals
Cardiovascular trials lose more women than men
- Jim Kling
Publish dateFebruary
The finding amplifies concern about extrapolating results to women, since they are already underrepresented in clinical trials.
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From the Journals
Algorithm trims time to treatment of acute hypertension in pregnancy
- Heidi Splete
Publish dateFebruary
More patients were treated within 15 or 30 minutes of severe hypertension diagnosis after implementation of a semiautonomous algorithm.
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Feature
AMA takes on vaccine misinformation, physician vaccines, racism
- Ken Terry
Publish dateNovember
The AMA House of Delegates recently issued multiple new policies on controversial topics that many clinicians face on a regular basis.
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Feature
Primary care journals address systemic racism in medicine
- Marcia Frellick
Publish dateNovember
Each family medicine publication plans to implement different changes.
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From the Journals
Chinese American families suffer discrimination related to COVID-19
In a sample of Chinese American parents and children, reports of racial discrimination during the pandemic were common.
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From the Journals
Health disparities training falls short for internal medicine residents
- Heidi Splete
Publish dateAugust
Residents who cared for a larger proportion of underserved patients perceived that they received health disparities training at a higher rate.
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From the Journals
Antiaffirmative action paper blasted on Twitter now retracted
- Debra L. Beck
Publish dateAugust
An inflammatory paper that flew under the radar when it was published in the Journal of the American Heart...
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Commentary
COVID-19–related skin changes: The hidden racism in documentation
- Graeme M. Lipper, MD
Publish dateJuly
It is not a stretch to suggest that skin manifestations associated with COVID-19 may look very different in darker skin.
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Commentary
Provide support in uncertain times
- Maya P. Strange, MD
Publish date
Listen to children’s or teens’ concerns and share information in developmentally appropriate ways. It is okay to not have all of the answers.
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Commentary
How racism contributes to the effects of SARS-CoV-2
- Arghavan Salles, MD
Publish
Underrepresented minorities face systemic bias and racism when interacting with the healthcare system, Dr. Salles writes.
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Latest News
Hashtag medicine: #ShareTheMicNowMed highlights Black female physicians on social media
- Kyla Clark
Publish
The physician event will feature 10 teams of two, with one physician handing over her account to her black female counterpart for the day.
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Opinion
Examining bias
- Jeff Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish
Most of us are unaware of our biases and falsely believe we are free of them.
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Latest News
#WhiteCoats4BlackLives: A ‘platform for good’
- Alicia Ault
Publish
Sporadic protests – with participants in scrubs or white coats kneeling for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd – have quickly...
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Commentary
COVID-19 ravaging the Navajo Nation
- Mary Hasbah Roessel, MD
Publish
The Navajo are having to rely on the strength and resilience of traditional Navajo culture and philosophy to confront COVID, said Dr. Mary Hasbah...
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