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Dr. Needle Receives Funding for Community-Based Participatory Research Project on Pediatric Palliative Care
Congratulations to Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of the Center for Bioethics and the Department of Pediatrics, for recently securing a grant from the Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH)…
Ethical Issues Related to COVID-19 Treatments
Debra DeBruin, PhD and JP Leider, PhD share their reflections on incorporating ethical principles of healthcare when resources are strained.
Anthropologist or Ethicist: Paul Farmer, MD 1959-2022
Paul Farmer, MD and Harvard professor died in Rwanda recently. He was a prolific writer, an incisive analyst of health disparities, and a passionate advocate for global health as necessary for the well-being of the poor and for the well-…
Talent Garden grows local youth into healthcare workers
Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM champions the mentorship program for medical professionals of color.
State of Black Minnesota: Report sheds lights on inequalities
"An inability to access the resources that help people need to thrive has a significant impact on health, life expectancy, and well being." says Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH.
Governmental Public Health and its Centrality in the US Public Health System: An overview
JP Leider, PhD co-authors this piece highlighting how little the US spends on public health.
The state of childbirth under a pandemic and uncertainty over reproductive health care
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH emphasizes the high levels of health disparities for people of color.
Women of color most impacted if Roe v. Wade overturned, experts say
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH highlights the existing health disparities for black communities as they relate to more significant restrictions on abortion.
Listen: ‘Birthing while Black’ is an American crisis. Communities demand justice
Listen to this podcast featuring Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH.
New Article: Anti-Black Racism as a Chronic Condition
Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM co-authors this article on racism in medicine and bioethics.
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