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Combatting Racism

What Is Systemic Racism in Healthcare?: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

January 17, 2025 | HealthCity Editors

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Combatting Racism

7 Ways to Close the Racial Gap in Addiction Treatment, BMC Study Finds

January 10, 2025 | Isabella Bachman

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Combatting Racism

Building a Pipeline to Medical Careers for HBCU Students

October 31, 2024 | Sandra Larson

A young woman of mixed race, sits with her female doctor as they discuss her health concerns. The patient is dressed casually and has a neutral expression on her face.

Combatting Racism

How a Bias-Breaking Approach Increased PrEP Offers to Women of Color

October 3, 2024 | Sandra Larson

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“We Are on the Side of Right”: Nikole Hannah-Jones Opens EQTY 2024 With Message of Choice

September 12, 2024 | Caitlin White

young girl with curly hair and her mother approaching a doctor in a white lab coat in a waiting room

Combatting Racism

Bridging Gaps in Trust Through Diverse Pediatric Clinical Trials

August 6, 2024 | Meryl Bailey

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Combatting Racism

Environmental Injustice Heats Up Health Risks for Kids in Marginalized Communities

July 11, 2024 | 5 authors

three women are standing in a row, smiling and looking at the camera; from left to right: thea james is a short, thin black woman with grey hair and black glasses. she is wearing a grey pantsuit, next to her is elena mendez-escobar who is a light-skinned latina woman wearing a colorful orange and pink dress. her brown hair reaches her shoulders. petrina martin-chery is last. she is a black woman, with light brown braids. she is wearing a black turtleneck and smiling at the camera.

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In Its Second Year, BMCHS' Health Equity Accelerator Sees Racial Gaps Closing for Pregnancy and Diabetes

February 22, 2024 | Meryl Bailey

Uche Blackstock, a Black woman with locs is speaking into a microphone. She is wearing a blue dress and the backdrop is a royal purple.

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A Health Equity Trailblazer Shares Her Own Story of Medical Gaslighting

February 7, 2024 | 2 authorsCaitlin White, Katie Dillon

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5 Times BMCHS Re-Affirmed Its Commitment to Health Equity in 2023

December 22, 2023 | HealthCity Editors

A photo collage of the images: A Black male speaker wearing a beanie looking to his right; a Black female doctor with short hair and glasses stands between her colleagues, two white women with their hair tied back into buns look at one another in front of a view of the ocean; a Black woman with short dark hair looks at the camera; a white female doctor with long brown hair is wearing a doctor's coat smiles at the camera while she is at her desk at work.

Combatting Racism

The 5 Stories Our Readers Loved The Most In 2023

December 7, 2023 | HealthCity Editors

A black female doctor with long dark hair is wearing a white coat and holding a clipboard. A black man with short hair is seated on a patient bed and wearing a red striped polo shirt and jeans. They are both in a patient room.

Combatting Racism

Diversifying Research Staff Is Linked to Increase in Racially Diverse Clinical Trial Participants

November 2, 2023 | HealthCity Editors

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