With his antiviral drug on its way towards receiving FDA approval, Meharry Medical College’s Dr. Donald Alcendor has a plan to help combat the disproportionate coronavirus mortality rates plaguing vulnerable communities.
Category: Diversity & Inclusion
Systemic Racism Makes Covid-19 Much More Deadly For African-Americans
A long and well-documented history of systematic discrimination against Black people regularly leads to worse underlying health conditions for African-Americans that make it more likely they become severely ill during this pandemic and die from the dis…
Black Doctors Need More Than Demonstrations, They Need Change
In the second part of this series, black doctors explore their feelings about the role of their colleagues and institutions in this critical moment. Will they make sustainable change? Or is it, again, empty words.
This Man Is Eliminating Protections Against Healthcare Discrimination For More Than 1M Americans
“The Trump administration has literally said it’s okay for a doctor to refuse to treat someone just because they are trans.”
Senior Conservatives Back Lifting U.K. Gay Blood Donation Ban
Amid the global COVID-19 Pandemic, many countries are struggling to keep their blood supplies high enough, bringing a sense of urgency to the calls today.
“I Am Tired”: What Black Doctors Need You To Know Right Now
In their own words, this piece features a range of voices, from pathologists to psychiatrists, who will tell you what it means and feels like to be a Black doctor right now in the middle of two pandemics, COVID-19 and the national reckoning with racism.
Top Medical Journal Releases Papers On Addressing Racial Inequality In Healthcare
The New England Journal of Medicine published several perspectives addressing systemic racism in the medical community and the disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on black communities.
Life-Saving HIV Drug PrEP On NHS Delayed Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
PrEP, the life-saving HIV prevention drug, was due to be avaiblle on the NHS in April, become available and uncapped on the NHS, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today.
Life-Saving HIV Drug PrEP On NHS Delayed Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
PrEP, the life-saving HIV prevention drug, was due to be avaiblle on the NHS in April, become available and uncapped on the NHS, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today.
America’s ‘Two Deadly Viruses’–Racism And Covid-19—Go Viral Among Outraged Twitter Users
“Racism is infecting this country, continues to infect this country. Just as surely as COVID-19.”
