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Research has long shown that fewer patents are awarded to women than to men. Now a new study suggests that bias is fueling disparities in biomedical innovation as well. The …
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Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 2 p.m. ET. The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown into relief the long-standing racial inequities in the U.S. health …
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When cardiologist Raymond Givens read the article in the Journal of the American Heart Association last year, it stopped him in his tracks. Written by a fellow cardiologist, it claimed …
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With time running out for their medical residency decisions, some applicants say they’re taking Tulane off their list of choices after the dismissal of a residency program director who had …
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In partnership with the federal government, California launched two massive Covid-19 vaccination sites this week. One is at Cal State LA in East Los Angeles, a community deeply affected by …
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In the spring of 2019, Lauren Edwards was a graduate student studying neuroscience at Emory University in Atlanta and was running local initiatives to support women of color. As a …
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With the anticipation of increasing distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, Americans are looking forward to a “return to normal.” We’ve all heard these words, intended to inspire hope. And they do, …
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Gonzales is a small city in central California populated mostly by Latino immigrant families and farmworkers. Like other places, it has felt the weight of the coronavirus pandemic. When Covid-19 …
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“You’re a unicorn,” the investor said. The first time she called me that, I responded with a nervous laugh and downplayed her comment. But that didn’t stop her. She went …
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