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Mashup Score: 7Structural racism and sexism cause high maternal deaths and morbidity among Afrodescendant women in the Americas, says UN agency - 9 month(s) ago
Structural racism and sexism have harmed women of African descent in the Americas before, during, and after pregnancy, a United Nations report has found,1 with Afrodescendant women more likely to die in childbirth than non-Afrodescendant women. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said that health disparities among Afrodescendant women were found across all income levels and across all…
Source: The BMJCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Black women in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States are more likely than their white counterparts to report denial of medication or physical and verbal abuse in health care settings.
Source: www.nytimes.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
#Racism and #Sexism Underlie Higher Maternal Death Rates for #Black Women, U.N. Says. US #maternaldeath rates have drawn public concern, with mounting evidence of Black women experiencing discrimination and dismissal in #health settings. https://t.co/RVjJCSG1gi
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Mashup Score: 0What We’re Reading: Racism and Maternal Mortality; Alcoholic Liver Disease Deaths Increased; Iowa’s Abortion Ban - 10 month(s) ago
Racist assumptions identified in medical education impact maternal outcomes; excessive drinking during the pandemic responsible for increased alcoholic liver disease deaths; Iowa ban will restrict abortions after about 6 weeks of pregnancy.
Source: AJMCCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
What We’re Reading: #Racism and #MaternalMortality; #AlcoholicLiverDisease Deaths Increased; Iowa’s #Abortion Ban https://t.co/nhtGg1FpEk https://t.co/Q28zuTTFJv
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Mashup Score: 0Universities and industry stakeholders must collaborate to address racism faced by healthcare students - 10 month(s) ago
Commentary on: Pryce-Miller M, Bliss E, Airey A, Garvey A, Pennington CR. The lived experiences of racial bias for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students in practice: A hermeneutic phenomenological study. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 Jan;66:103532. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103532. Epub 2022 Dec 11. Healthcare education is essential for ensuring patient safety and delivering high-quality care.1…
Source: Evidence-Based NursingCategories: Latest Headlines, NursingTweet-
Universities and industry stakeholders must collaborate to address #racism faced by healthcare students. Read the latest 'Editor's choice' - #openaccess https://t.co/w6KJn75kxb
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Mashup Score: 0KKK members pulled guns on pro-LGBTQ protesters — but Kentucky officers let them go free: police docs - 10 month(s) ago
One of the men recently worked for a local government, a city manager told Raw Story.
Categories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
If you haven't yet figured out what side the police are on, read this. #PoliceCorruption #Racism KKK members pulled guns on pro-LGBTQ protesters — but Kentucky officers let them go free: police docs https://t.co/SDFlfMzTfx
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Mashup Score: 0Nurses face widespread bias, study finds - 11 month(s) ago
Patients are the biggest offenders, but many also encounter racism from colleagues and supervisors.
Source: Contemporary OB/GYNCategories: Latest Headlines, OBGYNTweet-
Nearly 8 in 10 nurses say they have seen or experienced #racism and #discrimination from patients. The vast majority of nurses (89%) who have encountered or witnessed racism and discrimination say it has affected their well-being. https://t.co/xWnU7J4haS
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In a new survey, 80% of nurses said they have seen or experienced racism from patients, and 60% from colleagues.
Source: STATCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @DRaja_DNP: New survey shows #racism is a huge problem in #nursing - @statnews https://t.co/pg8F8pCy9u
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Mashup Score: 0Opinion | How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades - 11 month(s) ago
Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years
Source: www.medpagetoday.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
How #BlackAmericans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades | @jeremyfaust @medpagetoday #racism https://t.co/VseTKJncsT
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Mashup Score: 1Housing Reparations as an Avenue to Counter the Impact of Structural Racism on Asthma - 11 month(s) ago
Current neighborhood conditions for Black and Indigenous communities in the US reflect policies and practices rooted in a history of structural racism and oppression. These policies and practices have shaped the physical and social environment in ways that have led to an increased prevalence of…
Source: jamanetwork.comCategories: Latest Headlines, PulmonologyTweet-
#Housing #Reparations as an Avenue to Counter the #Impact of #Structural #Racism on #Asthma https://t.co/JdwI0hs5AO https://t.co/691C4H1Qlr
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Mashup Score: 1For Black Americans, the pandemic spike in fentanyl deaths was decades in the making - 12 month(s) ago
A new CDC report shows that more Black Americans died from fentanyl overdoses than from any other drug in 2021 and at far higher rates than whites or Hispanics.
Source: POLITICOCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Another: “But the crisis is most acute in communities with the fewest resources. Decades of discriminatory #drugpolicies, underfunded treatment and #racism in the medical field make it exponentially harder for Black patients to get help…” https://t.co/NCymQa8665
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Structural #racism and #sexism have harmed women of African descent in the Americas before, during, and after pregnancy, a United Nations report has found, with Afrodescendant women more likely to die in childbirth than non-Afrodescendant women @UN https://t.co/X2nbiekBro