Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
A Health Equity Trailblazer Shares Her Own Story of Medical Gaslighting
Uché Blackstock, MD, shared her story with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley at a BMC Health System talk to commemorate Black history month.
Read MoreBoston Medical Center Shows Expanded Home Dialysis Fosters Equity in Kidney Disease
The program busts myths that dialysis can only be done in large homes. At BMC, 20% of kidney disease patients are on home dialysis—much higher than the national average of 13%.
Read MoreBinge Eating Disorders Among Black Women Are Going Undiagnosed
Common screening tools lack the cultural competence to effectively diagnose and help Black women who are living with eating disorders, particularly binge eating.
Read MoreFathers Who Lost Partners to Pregnancy-Related Deaths Are Dedicating Their Lives to Birth Justice
In honor of Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac, their surviving partners spoke during Boston Medical Center’s Vital Village Networks National Community Leadership Summit about Black fatherhood and advocacy.
Read MoreBlack Women Are Bearing the Burden of Abortion Bans
New research from Boston Medical Center indicates that reproductive healthcare providers must acknowledge racism to break down some of the mistrust.
Read MoreRacial Disparities in Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis and Treatment
Black women have a higher risk of MS than white women, while Latinx and Asians are less likely to develop the disease.
Read MoreGun Violence Is Higher in Boston Areas that Were Redlined in the 1930s
New data from BMC highlights the enduring harm the racist housing policy had on Boston’s devalued neighborhoods.
Read MoreSystemic Racism in the U.S. Affects All Mothers and Their Babies, Study Suggests
A new study of BMC patients shows that birthing people born in the U.S. have an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes compared to patients born outside of the country.
Healthcare Needs to Make Reparations to People of Color
Medical researchers helped create a racial taxonomy that justified oppression and inequitable healthcare. To restore trust and achieve justice, healthcare reparations are needed.