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Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help
1 year, 2 months ago

Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help

LA Times  

Meharry Medical College students Emmanuel Kotey, center, and Teresa Belledent, right, watch as the liver and kidneys are removed from an organ donor in Jackson, Tenn., on June 15. “There are very few transplant surgeons who look like me,” said Dr. James Hildreth, president of Meharry Medical College, which teamed with Tennessee Donor Services for the project — one of …

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People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies. This effort will change that
1 year, 2 months ago

People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies. This effort will change that

LA Times  

Output from a DNA sequencer at the National Human Genome Research Institute. Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create what they believe will be the world’s largest database of genomic information from the population. The hope is to build a new “reference genome” — a template to compare to full sets …

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Historically Black medical schools urge more spending in hearing with Bernie Sanders
1 year, 8 months ago

Historically Black medical schools urge more spending in hearing with Bernie Sanders

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — To train more Black doctors, the federal government needs to bolster funding and make more training slots available for historically Black medical schools, leaders of those universities told U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday. “Our HBCU medical schools are the backbone of training Black doctors in this country.” Dr. Hugh Mighty, Howard University’s senior vice president of health …

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HBCU medical schools to tackle organ transplant disparities
2 years, 8 months ago

HBCU medical schools to tackle organ transplant disparities

LA Times  

Meharry Medical College in Nashville has joined a coalition of four medical schools at historically Black colleges and universities and other groups launching an initiative to address disparities in the nation’s organ transplant system. A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients was announced Thursday by a …

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As COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Move At Warp Speed, Recruiting Black Volunteers Takes Time
4 years, 4 months ago

As COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Move At Warp Speed, Recruiting Black Volunteers Takes Time

NPR  

As COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Move At Warp Speed, Recruiting Black Volunteers Takes Time Enlarge this image Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images Black patients are some of the most reluctant to participate in clinical trials, according to FDA statistics. But the trials are moving at a pace that is unprecedented for medical research, with the Trump …

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The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases
4 years, 9 months ago

The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases

NPR  

The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases Enlarge this image toggle caption Ken Morris/Meharry Medical College Ken Morris/Meharry Medical College The new coronavirus doesn't discriminate. "There's no doubt that some institutions have the resources and clout to maybe get these materials faster and easier," says Dr. James Hildreth, president of Meharry and an infectious disease specialist. …

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