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The Black Mortality Gap, and a Document Written in 1910 (Published 2021)
Some clues on why health care fails Black Americans can be found in the Flexner Report.
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Examining the Impact of Structural Racism on Food Insecurity: Implications for Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Food insecurity is defined as "a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food." While, levels of food insecurity in the U …
Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Despite a growing body of epidemiological evidence in recent years documenting the health impacts of racism, the cumulative evidence base has yet to be synthesized in a c …
Systemic racism and U.S. health care
This article draws upon a major social science theoretical approach-systemic racism theory-to assess decades of empirical research on racial dimensions of U.S. health car …
Racial differences and disparities in cancer care and outcomes: where's the rub?
Despite a profusion of studies over the past several years documenting racial differences in cancer outcomes, there is a paucity of data as to the root causes underlying …
Quality of care by race and gender for congestive heart failure and pneumonia
Consistent racial differences in quality of care persist in basic hospital services for two common medical conditions. Physicians, nurses, and policy makers should strive …
Racial/ethnic disparities in obstetric outcomes and care: prevalence and determinants
Wide disparities in obstetric outcomes exist between women of different race/ethnicities. The prevalence of preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, fetal demise, materna …
The state of diversity in the health professions a century after Flexner
Although the 1910 Flexner Report recommended the closure of a large number of operating medical schools, its impact was disproportionately felt on minority schools. The r …
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