Diversity and Inclusion

First Opinion David Reese and Kári Stefánsson

A better understanding of human diversity is needed to equitably advance precision medicine

First Opinion Quita Highsmith

I learned up close and personal about the necessity of improving diversity in clinical trials

First Opinion Nicholas Kenny, Keri McDonough and Stephen Keith

6 ways to bolster FDA’s guidance for diversifying participation in clinical trials

Health Usha Lee McFarling

There aren’t nearly enough Native American physicians. A crash course in medicine seeks to change that

Health Tech Isabella Cueto

Amazon accessibility researcher says inclusion of people with disabilities is ‘lacking’ in health tech

Health Usha Lee McFarling

National Academies report cites ‘urgent’ need to recruit more diverse participants for clinical trials

Health Allison DeAngelis

Incoming JAMA editor says the journal’s issues handling race are ‘not unique to JAMA’

First Opinion Fiona Hathorn

‘Boards for All?’ Global health organizations and companies aren’t even close

Health Usha Lee McFarling

After accusations of structural racism at JAMA, a Black health-equity advocate is named the journal’s editor

Heavyweights Isabella Cueto

Denizens of ‘The Cave’ became changemakers and leaders. Here are some of its notable alumni

First Opinion Shenelle Wilson

Gaslighting of Black medical trainees makes residency something to ‘survive’

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

FDA effort to improve clinical trial diversity failed to make a difference for Black patients, study finds

Biotech Jonathan Wosen

‘Something is off here’: Black biotech entrepreneurs still struggle for funding as the industry pledges to diversify

Opinions+ Jim King and Philip Burton

What’s blocking health care boards’ progress in diversity, equity, and inclusion?

Off the Charts Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

What racism in medicine takes from us

Health Nicholas St. Fleur

STAT Conversation: The Whitest Medical Specialty

A STAT Investigation Hyacinth Empinado and Usha Lee McFarling

Watch: A rebel with a cause: As a mentor and a leader, this Black orthopedic surgeon fights to diversify his field

A STAT Investigation Usha Lee McFarling

Orthopedic surgeons pride themselves on fixing things. Can they fix their own field’s lack of diversity?

A STAT Investigation Usha Lee McFarling

The whitest specialty: As medicine strives to close its diversity gaps, one field remains a stubborn outlier

In the Lab Usha Lee McFarling

HHMI philanthropy devotes $2 billion to boost inclusion and equity in biomedical sciences

A STAT Investigation Usha Lee McFarling

‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities

First Opinion B. Lee Green

Medicine must ‘widen the doors’ to people of color

First Opinion Clare Grace

To ensure equity and accuracy, clinical research must reflect the diversity of patients

Health Claudia López Lloreda

Gender bias toward men in patent awards results in less biomedical innovation for women, study suggests

Health Nicholas St. Fleur

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A better understanding of human diversity is needed to equitably advance precision medicine

I learned up close and personal about the necessity of improving diversity in clinical trials

6 ways to bolster FDA’s guidance for diversifying participation in clinical trials

There aren’t nearly enough Native American physicians. A crash course in medicine seeks to change that

Amazon accessibility researcher says inclusion of people with disabilities is ‘lacking’ in health tech

National Academies report cites ‘urgent’ need to recruit more diverse participants for clinical trials

Incoming JAMA editor says the journal’s issues handling race are ‘not unique to JAMA’

‘Boards for All?’ Global health organizations and companies aren’t even close

After accusations of structural racism at JAMA, a Black health-equity advocate is named the journal’s editor

Denizens of ‘The Cave’ became changemakers and leaders. Here are some of its notable alumni

Gaslighting of Black medical trainees makes residency something to ‘survive’

FDA effort to improve clinical trial diversity failed to make a difference for Black patients, study finds

‘Something is off here’: Black biotech entrepreneurs still struggle for funding as the industry pledges to diversify

What’s blocking health care boards’ progress in diversity, equity, and inclusion?

What racism in medicine takes from us

STAT Conversation: The Whitest Medical Specialty

Watch: A rebel with a cause: As a mentor and a leader, this Black orthopedic surgeon fights to diversify his field

Orthopedic surgeons pride themselves on fixing things. Can they fix their own field’s lack of diversity?

The whitest specialty: As medicine strives to close its diversity gaps, one field remains a stubborn outlier

HHMI philanthropy devotes $2 billion to boost inclusion and equity in biomedical sciences

‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities

Medicine must ‘widen the doors’ to people of color

To ensure equity and accuracy, clinical research must reflect the diversity of patients

Gender bias toward men in patent awards results in less biomedical innovation for women, study suggests

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