by NIAAH Editors | Feb 6, 2023 | NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Ryan Huerto, University of Michigan and Edwin Lindo, University of Washington In today’s America, minority patients still have markedly worse health outcomes than white patients. The differences are greatest for black Americans: Compared to white patients, they are...
by NIAAH Editors | Nov 7, 2022 | Medical Experts & Research, NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Nikita Wright, Georgia State University When a woman finds a lump in her breast, her doctor’s first move is usually to recommend a biopsy – that is, to remove a small portion of the lump for analysis. If the lump is cancerous, doctors test for three different clinical...
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 | 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 | Jul 3, 2021 | NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Gregory L. Hall, Case Western Reserve University With the availability of home genetic testing kits from companies such as “23andMe” and “Ancestry DNA,” more people will be getting information about their genetic lineage and what races and ethnicities of the world are...