Pediatrics
Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board
Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist.
Feb 11, 2024
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Health informatics
Study assesses GPT-4's potential to perpetuate racial, gender biases in clinical decision making
Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and GPT-4 have the potential to assist in clinical practice to automate administrative tasks, draft clinical notes, communicate with patients, and even support clinical decision making. ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Health informatics
Patients of color more often brace for unfair treatment in health care, survey finds
A trip to the doctor's office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare for being told to get more exercise or calm a simmering fear of needles.
Dec 6, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mothers of color can't see if providers have a history of mistreatment. Why not?
When Selam Solomon Caldwell and her husband learned she was pregnant last year, the stakes for finding the right OB-GYN felt high. Caldwell, a Black woman, had heard stories from family and friends of maternity care providers ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Higher maternal death rates among black women tied to racism, sexism, UN says
Black women are more likely to die during or soon after childbirth due to systemic racism and sexism in the medical system, not genetics or lifestyle, according to the United Nations.
Jul 13, 2023
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Health informatics
A lifetime of racism makes Alzheimer's more prevalent in Black Americans
Constance Guthrie is not yet dead, but her daughter has begun to plan her funeral.
May 23, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Drive-thru baby showers serve express needs of pregnant veterans in Atlanta
When 28-year-old Navy veteran Carisma Carter pulled her car up to the front of the Atlanta VA Clinic, her seat was pushed far back from the steering wheel to make room for her big belly. Carter was 8 months pregnant.
May 16, 2023
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Health
How one patient's textured hair nearly kept her from a needed EEG
Sadé Lewis of Queens, New York, has suffered migraines since she was a kid, and as she started college, they got worse. A recent change in her insurance left the 27-year-old looking for a new neurologist. That's when she ...
May 4, 2023
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Medical research
Research looks at racism in health care and how to end it
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named racism as a serious public health threat, and UO philosopher Camisha Russell's latest research examines racism in health care and offers some ideas about how to address ...
May 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers examine intersectionality in cancer care
Intersectionality posits that social categorizations and personal identities are interconnected in a way that creates a unique nuanced lived experience for individuals rather than an additive experience. For example the experience ...
Feb 24, 2022
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