Diversity in Medicine
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Telemedicine in cancer care: Not all patients can access
Health care providers concerned that telemedicine expansion could widen cancer care disparities.
Conference Coverage
Increased social services spending ups cancer survival of Blacks
Five-year overall survival increased 2.02% among non-Hispanic Black patients.
From the Journals
Uterine cancer mortality is highest in Black women
Trends of increased mortality in all women seem to be driven by non-endometrioid tumors.
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Third-generation Black woman physician makes cancer research history
African American surgeon helped found ASCO and collaborated with her father to achieve lasting breakthroughs in chemotherapy.
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Why do clinical trials still underrepresent minority groups?
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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Medical education programs tell how climate change affects health
Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.
Conference Coverage
Telehealth continues to loom large, say experts
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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More medical schools build training in transgender care
Students and faculty identify gaps, such as a severe shortage of transgender instructors, and expand goals for training.
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Study finds discrepancies in biopsy decisions, diagnoses based on skin type
Disparities in dermatologic care among Black patients, compared with White patients, have been well documented.
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How social drivers of health lead to physician burnout
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Poor trial representation tied to worse breast cancer survival
Patient groups such as patients of color, older patients, and those with comorbidities are not well represented in clinical trials, and it remains...