Public healthHealth care management Racial disparities in mammography utilization in women under 40 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Harriet Komisar DolanRachel MBreast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Although black women have a lower incidence of breast cancer compared to white women, their overall ...
Black Maternal Health Week shines a light on racial disparities in OBGYN care When it comes to healthcare, the historical data highlighting racial disparities and inequities is undeniable. Dr. Dionne Dickerson says there are a multitude of reasons Black mothers are dying at such a disprop...
Black, non-Hispanic womencomprised 42 percent of the deaths, despite accounting for just 14 percent of all live births, according to the data. The vast majorityof the pregnancy-related deaths — about 74 percent — had at least some chance of being prevented, t...
The factors that produce and sustain such racial health disparities are complex and multi-dimensional in nature and are shaped by inequitable social processes such as racism and racial discrimination. A large body of research has documented how racism and racial discrimination impact the physical and ...
Deidre Johnson spends her days leading a center that provides resources to help Black people in her community overcome health disparities and other societal challenges. She understands the impact this can have. As a mother of two and a Black woman, Johnson faced discrimination in the hospital when...
“Racial Healthcare Disparities: A Social Psychological Analysis.” European Review of Social Psychology 24 (1): 1–50.Penner LA, Hagiwara N, Eggly S, Gaertner SL, Albrecht TL, Dovidio JF. Racial Healthcare Disparities: A Social Psychological Analysis. Eur Rev Soc Psychol. 2013; 24 (1):...
Study reveals rampant racism in decision-making software used by US hospitals — and highlights ways to correct it. By Heidi Ledford Twitter Facebook Email An algorithm widely used in US hospitals to allocate health care to patients has been systematically discriminating against black people, a ...
This cross-sectional study examines associations of discriminatory experiences with brainwide response to threat-relevant cues in Black women in the US
The purpose of this study was to analyze trends over time in racial disparities in patients undergoing major surgical procedures in the US and examine whether the gap in surgical use between White and Black patients has widened or narrowed since the development of new national initiatives to reduce...
In the U.S., kidney care is one of the areas without racial disparities, as the government has long covered dialysis for all those who need it. In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Nakela Cook and Dr. George Mensah of the National Institutes of Health said other factors could be at play....