There are key lessons from the way we have tackled HIV, particularily in the LGBTQ community has learned to talk about sexual health, that can guide all of us and our path out of the pandemic.
We must change how we are approaching gender equity in medicine, says Dr Julie Silver, an academic who has done extensive research on this issue. A good place to start is recognizing women, especially women with intersectional identities, for their val…
“So much of feeling confident is seeing others who look like ourselves reflected in the teams and leaders of the organizations we work with and for. Being the only one in a room that looks and sounds a certain way is enough to make ourselves feel extra…
When a smallpox epidemic ravaged Boston in 1721, a doctor named Zabdiel Boylston got the seemingly crazy idea to expose healthy people to small amounts of pus from smallpox patients.
The news that a further 150,000 adults with learning disabilities are to be prioritized for Covid-19 vaccination in England is most welcome indeed. Nevertheless, the authorities could have spared much anxiety and anguish by correctly identifying this c…
Recently, reports have surfaced of increased incidences of a rare disorder that causes blind people to experience vivid hallucinations. Experts believe that the increased prevalence of Charles Bonnet Syndrome is due to the rising levels of isolation an…
According to a new study, over 80% of U.S. physicians believe people with disabilities enjoy an inferior quality of life to able-bodied people. Has the time come to revaluate how medical students are taught about disability and what it really means to …