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COVID-19 Vaccination and Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Mortality at Midlife in Minnesota
The American Journal of Preventive Medicine recently published an article by a research team that includes Elizabeth Wrigley Field, PhD, and JP Leider, PhD.
Research: Black, Hispanic and Asian Minnesotans under 65 more likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 — and more likely to die of it
“[W]hile COVID-19 vaccines were effective…, they couldn’t fix the underlying health disparities that made communities of color more vulnerable to COVID-19…” The research team included Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD, and JP Leider, PhD.
Medical racism didn’t begin or end with the syphilis study at Tuskegee
“White people have long justified abuse and mistreatment of Black people… There have been ‘four hundred years of active decisions to dehumanize Black people and Black bodies,’ says Rachel Hardeman, [PhD, MPH]...”
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With great sadness, the Center for Bioethics notes the death of Andrew Jameton, PhD.
Dr. Jameton joined our affiliate faculty in December of 2016, after retiring from the University of Nebraska. He was an exceptional colleague: warmly supportive, keenly intelligent, and a spirited advocate for his deeply held commitments.…
“The Role of the Pharmacist in Combating the Opioid Crisis: An Update”
The journal Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation recently published an article by a research group which included Laura Palombi, PharmD, MPH, PAT, AE-C.
Professor Thaddeus Pope cited by Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts cited work by Professor Thaddeus Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, in its decision in the case Roger M. Kligler v.
Professor Thaddeus Pope publishes chapter: “Is Consent Required for Clinicians to Make a Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria?”
Professor Thaddeus Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, has published a chapter entitled “Is Consent Required for Clinicians to Make a Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria?” in the recently released book Death Determination by Neurological…
Public Attitudes about Allocating COVID-19 Vaccines: Is the Public Aligned with Equity?
Just months into the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it was clear that the impact was vastly unequal by race. Native American, Hispanic, and Black populations had elevated mortality compared to White and Asian populations. These disparities…
JP Leider, PhD, and colleagues publish research on “Trends in Degree Conferrals, Degree-Associated Debt, and Employment Outcomes Among Undergraduate Public Health Degree Graduates, 2001‒2020”
The authors conclude: “While growth in UGPHD [undergraduate public health degree] conferrals has slowed, it remains among the fastest-growing degrees in the nation. However, the limited pathways into government remains a significant…