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avril 11, 2022Like
Fishing, Strip Clubs and Golf: How Male-Focused Networking in Medicine Blocks Female Colleagues From Top Jobs
By Jennifer R. Grandis, University of California, San Francisco Women have been entering academic medicine at nearly the same rate as men for decades, but very few women reach the top levels of leadership. For example, as of April 2022, of the 71 U.S. cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute, only seven are directed by women. In 2018, women accounted for 16% of medical school deans, 18% of department chairs and 25% of full professors. To this day, Healthy
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Good Sex With Emily Jamea: How to Tell Your Partner About an STI
April is STD Awareness Month.* At any given time, one in five Americans has a sexually transmitted infection (STI). That means there’s a good chance that at least one person in line with you for morning coffee has been there. Even though STIs are very common, having one still carries a lot of shame and stigma. Unfortunately that stigma is partially what contributes to the spread. People are scared to disclose they have an STI because they’re afraid of being Healthy
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5 Things Black Moms Can Say to Their Doctors When They Aren’t Being Heard
There’s a certain level of anxiety that comes with being a black woman at the doctor’s office. You question whether you’ll be patronized, dismissed, or ignored, or if this will be one of the few occasions where you’re actually listened to and leave feeling like everyone should when they visit their healthcare provider. This level of anxiety is only amplified when you’re a black mom as it’s now two lives you have to make sure receive proper care, which can, shek
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The Momnibus Bill: What’s In It, What It Will Do & How it Will Help End the Black Maternal Healthcare Crisis
Every year, roughly 700 people die during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth in the United States. This is despite the US being one of the richest nations in the world and a global superpower. Yet, it is the only developed country with double-digit deaths and ranks highest among these nations for maternal mortality — at 26.4 percent of 100,000 live births. The victims in the majority of these deaths are women of color. CDC data shows that shek
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This Father Had to Turn His Pain into Purpose After Losing His Wife in Childbirth
When Anthony Wallace first met his late wife, Dr. Chaniece Wallace, they were in college at Alabama A&M University, an HBCU. They knew of one another but did not date. It wasn’t until 2013 that their courtship began, about a year after they each graduated from their undergrad programs. Between the time of their graduation and the official start of their relationship, Chaniece completed an internship with Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. It was during Chaniece’s internship that she and Anthony shek
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5 Signs You’ve Suffered a Traumatic Birthing Experience — & How to Cope With It
When an expecting mother enters the doctor’s office to give birth, she’s entrusting medical professionals — the ones trained to care for both mom and baby — to do their jobs. But more often than not, medical professionals leave mothers and especially black mothers feeling ignored and dismissed during the birthing experience. This in turn makes mothers feel like they have nowhere to turn for themselves or their baby. And with nowhere to turn and no one to listen, how shek
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Black Moms Speak Out On Being Ignored, Dismissed, & Discriminated Against by Doctors
The maternal care crisis in the United States refers to more than just the country’s high rate of maternal mortality and infant mortality. It also includes adverse pregnancy outcomes like miscarriage, premature birth, and the development of conditions such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, eclampsia, embolism, and postpartum depression. All of these adverse effects — as well as the rate of maternal and infant mortality — disproportionately affect Black birthing people and their babies at a higher rate than anyone else shek
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Baptist Health South Florida Breaks Ground On Nine-story Patient Tower
Baptist Health South Florida has started construction on the Gloria Drummond Patient Tower at Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Boca Raton, Fla. The nine-story patient tower will include all-private patient rooms, surgical suites, and critical care units. Additionally, the facility will also house the Michelle and Michael Hagerty Center for Graduate Medical Education, more than doubling the facility’s education space. The tower will measure more than 417,000 square feet and will expand the hospital to more than 1 million square healthcare
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Overcoming binge eating: 3 steps to get you started
Nutritionist Marcelle Rose debunks misconceptions around binge eating disorder and shares some steps to help overcome it Binge eating disorder (BED) is a serious illness thought to affect one in 50 people. As with any eating disorder, it must be medically diagnosed and there are likely to be many who are overlooked and slip through the net. People who battle with binge eating tend to be misunderstood – often labelled as greedy, lazy or just lacking willpower. However, this condition happi
avril 10, 2022Like
The Importance Of Giving Constructive Feedback (With Examples, Tips & More)
Who doesn’t want to improve, right? We all need some kind of feedback – positive or negative – to improve ourselves and enhance our skills but then why is constructive feedback not openly shared or given? In a recent study by the American Psychological Association (APA), it was found that people consistently underestimate others’ desire for constructive feedback and fail to provide it even when the feedback can improve others’ performance, productivity, morale, and skills. The lead author of the study, calmsage
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Proud Moment
Howard Brown Health’s Broadway Youth Center (BYC) has served Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community for nearly two decades. “The primary focus is supporting LGBTQ+ young people [ages 12 to 24] in accessing healthcare and a full scope of resources,” says Frankie Reynolds, director of business development, construction, and real estate at Howard Brown Health, a federally qualified health center operating 11 clinics in the Chicago area. The center has occupied a variety of buildings throughout its history, most recently renting space in healthcare
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Narcissistic Victim Syndrome: The Signs You Need To Look Out For (And How To Get Help)
People with narcissistic tendencies often struggle with an inflated sense of self-importance, an extreme need for admiration, and grandiosity. This complicated mental health disorder can be termed narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). People with narcissistic traits often show patterns of emotional abuse or verbal abuse – one that is often born out of narcissistic manipulation, also known as “Narcissistic Abuse”. Narcissistic manipulation can include behavior such as triangulation, gaslighting, hoovering, giving the silent treatment, scapegoating, and passive-aggressiveness. The narcissistic manipulation tactics calmsage