Background Intersectionality is a concept that originated in Black feminist movements in the
US-American context of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the work of feminist scholar and …

Background Racism in medicine represents a global problem. It takes place on the
individual, institutional and structural level. Especially structural racism can have serious …

Background Historically, childbearing women from diverse and systematically hard-to-reach
populations have been excluded from nursing research. This practice limits the …

Public and academic medical ethics debates surrounding justice and age discrimination
often proceed from a problematic understanding of old age that ignores the diversity of older …

In her evocative article “Meeting the Moment: Bioethics in the Time of Black Lives Matter,”
Camisha Russell (2022) comprehensively illustrates why racism should be considered an …

Bioethics increasingly recognizes the impact of discriminatory practices based on social
categories such as race, gender, sexual orientation or ability on clinical practice …

In a world of civil unrest and unending racial violence, digital platforms allow marginalized
groups the space and opportunity to connect, build community, and safely network amongst …

Centering the experiences and practices of Black women scholars who engage research in
areas of Black technological and digital engagement, this dissertation examines how Black …

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported a surprising trend in disease
outcomes: men were more likely to require hospitalization and die from COVID-19 than …

Health disparities are differences in disease prevalence, mortality rates, and adverse health
outcomes across social demographics. The prevalence of health disparities stems from …