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children playing on the streets in a city neighborhood in the summer with the fire hydrant spraying water

Combatting Racism

Environmental Injustice Heats Up Health Risks for Kids in Marginalized Communities

July 11th, 2024

| Ryan Brewster, MD

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.

Combatting Racism

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

February 22nd, 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.

Combatting Racism

A Health Equity Trailblazer Shares Her Own Story of Medical Gaslighting

February 7th, 2024

| Caitlin White

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Combatting Racism

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

December 22nd, 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 7th, 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 2nd, 2023

| HealthCity Editors

an adult person is doing home dialysis

Combatting Racism

Boston Medical Center Shows Expanded Home Dialysis Fosters Equity in Kidney Disease

October 27th, 2023

| Jenny Fernandez

thea james presenting at EQTY 2023 a summit for health justice by boston medical center on stage

Combatting Racism

"Reject Futility": BMCHS's Health Justice Summit Opens With a Potent Message of Hope

September 14th, 2023

| Caitlin White

A black teenage boy in a wheelchair looks out his window.

Combatting Racism

People of Color With Disabilities Face Double Discrimination

August 24th, 2023

| HealthCity Editors

Two women stand together outside. The woman on the left is Black and has short gray hair. She wears glasses and a gray suit coat with an orange shirt. The woman on the right is Hispanic/Latina. She has long brown hair and is smiling. She wears a brown jacket and a blouse with flowers.

Combatting Racism

EQTY 2023 Summit Will Convene Health Justice Leaders Who Are Sparking Innovation

August 10th, 2023

| Elli Greenlaw

A Black mental health professional sits in a chair with a clipboard. She is talking to another Black woman patient who is seated on a couch.

Combatting Racism

Being Seen: Why Racial Affinity Matters for Mental Health Providers and Their Patients

July 27th, 2023

| Sean Hagan

A Black woman with long brown hair is seated in a chair and speaking into a microphone. Two women sit to her right and one woman sits to her left. All of them are listening to her speak.

Combatting Racism

Equity Leaders Are Burning Out — So They're Coming Together to Build Resilience

July 6th, 2023

| Katie Dillon

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