(Medical Xpress)—Patients with Spanish surnames in California psychiatric institutions and homes for the developmentally disabled were disproportionately sterilized at rates ranging between 20 to 30 percent in the last ...
May 30, 2013
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Racial bias among health care providers may limit the number of Black women who could be taking a daily pill to prevent HIV infection, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Dec 7, 2021
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Research has shown children have racial biases from an early age, but a new University of British Columbia study has found that it is possible to combat prejudice in older kids.
Jul 13, 2016
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When the 21st Century Cures Act was implemented Monday, healthcare providers were required to give their patients free access to all the health information in their electronic medical records. Black patients are much more ...
Apr 7, 2021
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A new qualitative study has shown that previous bias and fear of black men likely result in them not getting the same healthcare as white male patients.
Feb 21, 2017
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A new study focused on wearable health monitors underscores an entrenched problem in the development of new health technologies—namely, that a failure to understand race means the way these devices are developed and tested ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Rates of high blood pressure among pregnant women in the United States are on the rise and now occur in at least one in seven hospital deliveries, a new government report warns.
Apr 29, 2022
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The more time we spend with people from another nationality the more empathy we have for them, University of Queensland research has found.
May 8, 2015
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Scientists from Royal Holloway University have found that when white Caucasians are under the illusion that they have a dark skin, their racial bias changes in a positive way.
May 14, 2013
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Poor social conditions caused by systemic racism contribute to health disparities in people with diabetes, according to a paper published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Jan 26, 2021
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