Diversity And Inclusion

The State University of New York announced the creation of a presidential task force to address social and racial disparities in the field of optometry and on its campus.

The Healio editors have compiled a list of the most-read pulmonology news published in July.

There is growing evidence on connections between COVID-19, air pollution and racial disparities.

Assimilation, a long-standing attitude embraced by older-generation workers to manage racial bias, is not so acceptable among more youthful generations.

CVD prevention in Black adults, Hispanic adults and women are some of the many topics that will be discussed at this year’s virtual American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention.

In a survey of cardiac clinicians, researchers found that neither sex nor race of a patient predicted allocation of HF therapies, although bias was observed in the form of harsher judgment of women overall, particularly for Black women.

Black individuals are twice as likely to test positive for SARS-CoV-2 and require hospitalization compared with white individuals, according to a retrospective analysis published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Mentorship for students and awareness of bias in schools, organizations and industry are effective steps toward increasing diversity in optometry, said panelists in a State University of New York College of Optometry webinar on race issues.

The United States is in the throes of debate over police reform.

The United States is in the throes of debate over police reform.