This article focuses on documenting health disparities and the need for careful consideration on how and why information on race/ethnicity is collected and presented. The …
This article describes a study conducted to understand the use of the concepts of “race” and “ethnicity” in epidemiological and public health research, which have …
In 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug BiDil to treat heart failure in self-identified black patients. The drug itself is …
In this article, the authors explore the history of the development of “BiDil,” the first drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration marketed for …
In this article, Sue et. al. define microaggressions, and explore how they play out in the therapist-client relationship. Microaggressions are “brief, commonplace, daily verbal, behavioral …
This perspective piece addresses the practice by physicians of using subjective visual assessments to decide the race of a patient, and using this information to …
In this article, Ford and Airhihenbuwa work to build capacity for Critical Race Theory (CRT) among those conducting health equity research by describing their Public …
In this article, Metzel and Roberts write about the importance of a “structural competency” curriculum for medical practitioners. They argue that many health-related variables that …
This article outlines an observational study conducted to assess the impact of medical education on implicit racial bias. The authors highlight that while a considerable …
Reich et al describe "fundamental cause theory" and why it is useful in addressing the social and institutional determinants of health. Fundamental cause theory addresses …
This article addresses the use of race as a biological category in medical research. The authors outline the controversial history of racial research, and call …
In this perspective piece, Bourgois et. al describe the concept of “structural vulnerability,” how it was incorporated into a questionnaire designed to address structural forces …
In this article, Hansen and Metzl introduce structural competency and make an argument for training clinical practitioners to create structural interventions. This is the introductory …
Hicken and colleagues attempt to address well-documented racial inequalities in rates of obesity, by conducting a study to address the impact of racism and discrimination …
The authors of this article sought to characterize the racial and ethnic disparities in the evaluation and reporting of suspected abusive head trauma (AHT). They …
This paper explores the history and impact of race corrections in spirometry. Spirometers are used to assess lung function and diagnose respiratory disease, and the …
In medical education, the dominant model instructs that race is a biological construct, which often leads to the oversimplified use of race as a risk …