The Mental and Physical Load of Racial Trauma
The pain of racial bias can have lifelong effects on women’s physical, mental and emotional health
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Racial Bias in Medical Technology Can Create Health Inequities
Healthcare has long relied on technological devices, mathematical formulas and calculations to treat patients — but that can harm people of color
The Cost of Racial Bias in OB-GYN Care
Systemic bias can put women of color at greater risk of missed diagnoses, delayed treatment and at worst, loss of life
Biopsies Confirm a Breast Cancer Diagnosis After an Abnormal Mammogram – but Structural Racism May Lead to Lengthy Delays
Black patients are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to have a biopsy delay of 90 days or more after an abnormal mammogram
When Stigma Kills
Attitudes about mental health in the Black community are changing, but there’s still stigma surrounding mental health diagnoses
Black Women Have Many Risks to Their Mental Health. For Me, Juneteenth Is a Day of Healing.
Last year was my first time celebrating Juneteenth. It definitely won’t be my last.
Race, Gender and the Ways These Identities Intersect Matter in Cancer Outcomes
Cancer care research usually overlooks the multiple identities of individual patients
15 Minutes With: Dr. Neel Shah Talks About Racism in Healthcare
One of the experts from Oprah’s new documentary, “The Color of Care” discusses racism in the healthcare system and how it especially harms Black Women
Transgender People of Color Face Unique Challenges as Gender Discrimination and Racism Intersect
The health care system has historically been a fraught with danger for trans people of color
I Was Bleeding to Death on the Bathroom Floor — While the Medics Insisted I Couldn’t Afford the Ambulance Ride
I was having a medical emergency but racism, classism and sexism got in the way of my care
What’s Sexual Orientation Got to Do With It? LGBTQ People Face Discrimination in Healthcare
It's unbelievable that LGBTQ discrimination in healthcare is still a thing
Skin Lightening Creams Are Dangerous — And Harm Women
A new series by CNN looks at the physical and emotional harms caused by the multibillion-dollar skin lightening industry
Everything you need to know about women’s health — in one place.
Why Addressing Racism Against Black Women in Health Care Is Key to Ending the US HIV Epidemic
When Black patients are treated by Black doctors, they have better health outcomes – but fewer than 6 in 100 American doctors are Black
Racial Discrimination Is Linked to Suicidal Thoughts in Black Adults and Children
150 years after slavery was aboloished, Black Americans are still grappling with the effects of structural and everyday forms of racism that permeate U.S. customs, culture and laws
‘Truth and Healing Commission’ Could Help Native American Communities Traumatized by Government-Run Boarding Schools That Tried to Destroy Indian Culture
The schools represent a particularly insidious method of attempting forced assimilation because they involved the removal of children, sometimes by kidnapping, from their families and communities
Racism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds
Black women are about 1.6 times as likely as whites to give birth more than three weeks before the due date
Americans Are in a Mental Health Crisis – Especially African Americans. Can Churches Help?
During the summer of 2020, a CDC survey found that 15% of Black respondents had "seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days," compared with 8% of white respondents
American Muslims Are at High Risk of Suicide – 20 Years Post-9/11, the Links Between Islamophobia and Suicide Remain Unexplored
American Muslims are two times as likely to attempt suicide compared to other major faith groups
Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color
Research shows that while suicide rates have dropped for white Americans in recent years, it is a growing crisis for communities of color
Racism at the OB-GYN: Bias Can Be Deadly
Three phrases on a poster in a Georgia OB-GYN's office spoke volumes about racism Black women continue to face when seeking healthcare
How Sarah Baartman’s Hips Went From a Symbol of Exploitation to a Source of Empowerment for Black Women
In the 1800s, Sarah Baartman was an African woman who was paraded around Europe, where spectators jeered at her large buttocks
US Has a Long History of Violence Against Asian Women
Harmful stereotypes of Asian women in American popular culture date back to at least the 19th century
One Year on, Muslim Women Reflect on Wearing the Niqab in a Mask-wearing World
Racialized perceptions related to masks have put an additional burden on groups that already experience racism and inequality.