Diversity And Inclusion

Physicians in underrepresented racial/ethnic groups exhibited lower rates of burnout vs. non-Hispanic white physicians, but more research is needed to confirm these findings, according to  study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Academic institutions are taking action to help bend the curve of racial disparity toward equity in a society at an inflection point of behavioral change.

A large national study found Black patients were at a higher risk for graft failure after endothelial keratoplasty, according to a poster at the virtual Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.

Since its founding in 2018, the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Inclusion, Diversity, Access and Equity Task Force (IDA&E) has worked to address racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

A lack of cultural understanding has created a void between Tongans living in Utah and health care providers, according to a speaker at the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists annual meeting.

The disproportionate rate of diabetes in Black communities coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare structural inequities that diabetes care and education specialists have an opportunity to change, according to a speaker.

A recent study suggests that phthalate exposure may contribute to sleep disruption among women during menopause. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Black adults with screen-detected cancers had a lower calculated 6-year lung cancer risk compared with white adults, despite a significantly higher mean lung cancer risk, according to new research.

Narjust Duma, MD, is a thoracic oncologist, gender equity warrior and social media phenomenon. In this episode, we discuss recent events, microaggressions against women and people of color, and the beauty of diversity.

Leaders in public health held a discussion during the National Medical Association’s virtual convention about how the COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting the Black community and other communities of color in the United States.