Public Health
Why Racism, Not Race, Is a Risk Factor for Dying of COVID-19
Public health specialist and physician Camara Phyllis Jones talks about ways that jobs, communities and health care leave Black Americans more exposed and less protected
June 12, 2020 — Claudia Wallis
Policy
We Must Enhance–but Also Decolonize–America’s Global Health Diplomacy
The U.S. can rebuild its role in the global health landscape on the basis of equitable policies rather than exploitative ones
April 5, 2021 — Ans Irfan, Christopher Jackson and Ankita Arora
Public Health
We Can’t Fight COVID-19 on a Country-by-Country Basis
A physician in hard-hit South Africa points out that squelching the disease in one place means nothing if it’s raging elsewhere
September 4, 2020 — Zolelwa Sifumba
Ethics
Will Giving COVID Booster Shots Make It Harder to Vaccinate the Rest of the World?
Wealthy countries have bought up most of the available vaccine doses for booster shots but still have far more than they need
October 20, 2021 — Sara Reardon
Behavior
We Learned the Wrong Lessons from the Tuskegee ‘Experiment’
It’s understandable that Black Americans are wary of vaccines, but that despicable episode involved the withholding of treatment, whereas vaccines actively prevent disease…
March 31, 2021 — Melba Newsome
Behavior
Racism in Health Care Isn’t Always Obvious
As physicians, we believe that recognizing it begins with understanding our own privilege and biases
July 9, 2020 — Joseph V. Sakran, Ebony Jade Hilton and Chethan Sathya
Public Health
After Surgery, Black Children Are More Likely to Die Than White Children
A study of nearly 200 U.S. medical centers found that even apparently healthy kids suffer racial disparities in complications associated with surgery
July 20, 2020 — Jim Daley
Inequality
A State-by-State Approach to Closing the Health Equity Gap
We need to establish directors for health equity at the state level
September 15, 2021 — Joseph V. Sakran, Suhas Gondi and Ebony Hilton
Policy
Mobile Clinics Can Help Reduce Health Inequity
They worked to bring COVID vaccines to communities of color; they could fill other health care needs as well
June 30, 2021 — David E. Velasquez, LaShyra ‘Lash’ Nolen and Alister Martin
Public Health
To Prevent Women from Dying in Childbirth, First Stop Blaming Them
Two thirds of all U.S. maternal deaths are considered preventable. Racism—not race—is a critical factor
May 1, 2019 — Monica R. McLemore and Valentina D’Efilippo
Behavior
How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Smoking Deaths
African Americans die at a higher rate than other groups and have a harder time quitting. But new evidence-based approaches can change that
August 26, 2021 — Bryan W. Heckman, Anne Davis and James E.K. Hildreth
Public Health
Fixing Medical Devices That Are Biased against Race or Gender
Designers should show how well instruments perform across different populations
June 1, 2021 — Claudia Wallis
Policy
Teaching Antiracism to the Next Generation of Doctors
Challenging racism’s deleterious effects requires first identifying its many forms
October 21, 2020 — Rupinder Kaur Legha
Public Health
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
We need to make the development and distribution of vaccines a truly global endeavor
June 23, 2021 — Seth Berkley
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