by NIAAH Editors | Nov 6, 2021 | Our Health, Research
Janelle R. Goodwill, University of Chicago Frederick Douglass is regarded as one of the most prominent abolitionists the world has ever seen. Alongside his extraordinary contributions as an influential speaker, writer and human rights advocate, Douglass – who was born...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 25, 2021 | Our Health
As a patriot and Black man, Colin Powell embodied the ‘two-ness’ of the African American experience Chad Williams, Brandeis University Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history. The former secretary of state – who died on Oct. 18, 2021, at 84 as a result of...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 10, 2021 | Research
Moshen Naghavi, University of Washington; Eve Wool, University of Washington, and Fablina Sharara, University of Washington The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea The number of people killed by police officers in the U.S. has...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 10, 2021 | NIAAH Scholars
Timothy Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston With more than 2,800 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, finding the one that is right for you can feel overwhelming. The task can be particularly hard for high school students who are the first...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Stephen Kenny, University of Liverpool The history of human experimentation is as old as the practice of medicine and in the modern era has always targeted disadvantaged, marginalised, institutionalised, stigmatised and vulnerable populations: prisoners, the...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 3, 2021 | NIAAH Certified Providers, NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Stephen Kenny, University of Liverpool Confederate generals are not the only statues causing public outrage in the US. On Saturday, protesters gathered in New York City’s Central Park to call for the removal of a monument to James Marion Sims – the “father of...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Jennifer Moore, UNSW Litigation may sound like an obvious route for someone who experiences a medical injury. But it’s a lengthy and stressful process, and may not provide relief to patients and their families. In the past, hospitals used the “deny and defend”...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 3, 2021 | NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Karen Sibert, University of California, Los Angeles We’re all human beings, but we’re not all alike. Each person experiences pain differently, from an emotional perspective as well as a physical one, and responds to pain differently. That means that physicians like...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 3, 2021 | NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Gary Painter, University of Southern California George Floyd’s death highlighted how even a minor alleged infraction – in his case, over a fake $20 bill – can lead to a fatal interaction with law enforcement. As a result, a coalition of advocacy organizations,...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 2, 2021 | Our Health
David Miguel Gray, University of MemphisU.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana sent a letter to fellow Republicans on June 24, 2021, stating: “As Republicans, we reject the racial essentialism that critical race theory teaches … that our institutions are racist and need to be...