Jun 17, 20205 minAcademic Programs Aim to Close Diversity Gap in Medicine Blacks and Latinos make up more than 30 percent of the U.S. population, but only 10.3 percent of medical school graduates, a number that...
Jun 17, 20204 minCommunicating with Your Primary Care PhysicianYour grandmother probably remembers how the doctor used to make house calls, or how she could go into the office and talk to him (and in...
Jun 17, 20203 minDiscrimination in America’s Health System A patient of mine recently shared a story with me about her visit to an area emergency room a few years ago.* She had a painful medical...
Jun 17, 20208 minHaving a Black Doctor Led Black Men to Receive More Effective CareIn the U.S., racial and ethnic minorities have higher rates of chronic disease, obesity, and premature death than white people. Black...
Jun 17, 20201 minHow to Select Your Doctor The health care system is getting increasingly more impersonal so you will have to take charge of your own health structure. Here are...