Diversity in Medicine
From the Journals
Could British Columbia Eliminate Cervical Cancer by 2031?
Investigators conduct a modeling study to determine when and how BC might achieve the elimination of cervical cancer.
Commentary
When It Comes to Medicine, ‘Women Are Not Small Men’
“Even if women’s health, quote unquote, is on the curriculum, it doesn’t mean that they’re really looking at sex differences.”
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Culture of Sexual Harassment, Bullying Plagues Ob.Gyn.
Even in this female-dominated field, a systematic evidence review found harassment by other physicians and even operating room staff to be common...
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Former UCLA Doctor Receives $14 Million in Gender Discrimination Retrial
Female doctor says institutions must increase transparency and practices that support equal pay for equal work.
Feature
What’s Driving the Higher Breast Cancer Death Rate in Black Women?
New research suggests that racial disparities in breast cancer are driven by more than socioeconomic factors.
Conference Coverage
Money, Ethnicity, and Access Linked to Cervical Cancer Disparities
An online analytic tool provides visual evidence of the geographic and demographic disparities in incident and recurrent/metastatic cervical...
Commentary
You Can’t Spell ‘Medicine’ Without D, E, and I
A majority of Americans, physicians, and other healthcare professionals believe in basic fairness.
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Proposed Bill Could End Student Aid for US Med Schools With DEI Programs
A proposed bill would disallow medical schools using ethnicity, sex, or race in admissions from funding or student loan plans.
Commentary
Poor Quality of Cancer Content on Social Media
“When you think about the information that might be provided to our patients and their families going to social media, it’s important that we...
Commentary
Unleashing Our Immune Response to Quash Cancer
“It’s astounding how devious cancer cells and tumor tissue can be.”
News from the FDA/CDC
U.S. infant mortality rates rise for first time in 2 decades
“We live in a country with significant resources, so the infant mortality rate and the increase are shockingly high.”