(HealthDay)—Within the same New York City hospital, black and Latina women are at higher risk for severe maternal morbidity than white women, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Jan 13, 2020
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For decades the psychology community has been using a test developed by their peers at Harvard to determine if someone has hidden prejudices.
Nov 26, 2019
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Needing to ride in a wheelchair can put the brakes on myriad opportunities—some less obvious than one might think. New research from Michigan State University sheds light on the bias people have toward people with disabilities, ...
Jul 18, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Survey results show that health care professionals have implicit and explicit gender bias, according to a study published online July 5 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 11, 2019
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Results of a multi-center study of patients' assumptions about health care professionals' roles based on gender show significant stereotypical bias towards males as physicians and females as nurses. The research team, led ...
Jul 1, 2019
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A new study calls into question the effectiveness of a popular concept for addressing social problems such as discrimination.
Jul 1, 2019
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Serena Williams and Beyoncé are at the top of their professions. Williams is one of the best tennis players, and arguably athletes, of all time. Beyoncé is a singer who sells out arenas within hours.
Feb 20, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Individuals have a negative bias toward frozen vegetables, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of Appetite.
Jun 4, 2018
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A popular meditation technique that's intended to create feelings of kindness can also reduce prejudice, according to new University of Sussex research.
Nov 19, 2015
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A Singaporean computer scientist and his American colleague have created a computer simulation of how humans perform on a widely employed test of implicit or unconscious social attitudes, particularly racial bias.
Jun 5, 2013
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