Background In the US, a wide body of evidence has documented significant racial-ethnic
disparities in women's health, and growing attention has focused on discrimination in health …

It is widely assumed that the use of medical care will lead to improvements in health, yet
questions remain about the medical system's contributions to health disparities. In this …

Objectives Research indicates that people with lower socioeconomic status (SES) receive
inferior healthcare and experience poorer health outcomes compared with those with higher …

Unequal treatment based on race is well documented in higher education and healthcare
settings. In the present work, we examine racial bias at the intersection of these domains …

Although health provider racial/ethnic bias has the potential to influence health outcomes
and inequities, research within health education and training contexts remains limited. This …

Approximately one-third of the US population lives at or near the poverty line; however, this
group makes up less than 7% of the incoming medical students. In the United Kingdom, the …

Low socioeconomic status (SES) has been associated with asthma and wheezing.
Occupational group, educational level and income are commonly used indicators for SES …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been increased reports of racial
biases against Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander individuals …

Purpose Twenty years have passed since the Liaison Committee on Medical Education
(LCME) mandated cultural competence training at US medical schools. There remain …

Aims We evaluated variation in treatment for, and outcomes following, myocardial infarction
(MI) by diabetes status, sex and socioeconomic disadvantage. Methods We included all …