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Top psychiatrist suspended after tweeting about a Black model, using the phrase 'freak of nature'
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, Columbia University's psychiatry chair, sparked outrage after a tweet about …
Anna Medaris Miller  Â
The myth that Black people don’t get lice isn’t true. Here are the signs to watch out for, according to a dermatologist.
Some research suggests lice in curly hair is less common, but dermatologist Dr. Michelle Henry says…
Canela LĂłpez  Â
Lawyer for Marvel's Jonathan Majors blames NYPD 'racism' for his domestic violence arrest
A lawyer for the Creed III star shared evidence with Insider she says will prove his innocence at h…
Laura Italiano  Â
Insiders at Doctors Without Borders say Black and brown staffers get inferior medical care
Insiders at Doctors Without Borders say there is a segregated medical system for staff members, wit…
Sean Campbell,Mara Kardas-Nel…  Â
The Michael Oher adoption controversy exposes how ableism and racism can work hand-in-hand to create a 'white savior' narrative
"Ableism can be weaponized against anyone deemed undesirable," disability rights activist Imani Bar…
Yoonji Han  Â
Doctors are calling to investigate a prestigious medical journal after it tweeted 'No physician is racist'
The editor-in-chief of JAMA apologized after the publication tweeted "No physician is racist, so ho…
Allana Akhtar  Â
The American Medical Association officially recognized racism as a public-health threat, saying it creates and entrenches health inequality
Black and Hispanic Americans have died in greater numbers than any other ethnic group during the pa…
Bill Bostock,Anna Medaris Mil…  Â
Medical students wrote a new Hippocratic Oath to fight for racial justice and honor lives lost to COVID-19
First-year medical students at the University of Pittsburgh wrote an oath that referenced racial di…
Andrea Michelson  Â
The editor-in-chief of one of the largest medical journals stepped down after questioning the existence of structural racism in medicine on a podcast
"The best path forward for the JAMA Network, and for me personally, is to create an opportunity for…
Allana Akhtar  Â
Maternal death rate isn't as bad if you don't count Black women, GOP senator says
Louisiana's Bill Cassidy said the state's maternal death rate isn't so high if you "correct our pop…
Mia Jankowicz  Â
How to stay safe and prevent injury doing a protest, according to street medics
With civil rights actions taking place all over the country, basic knowledge and preparation can he…
Gabby Landsverk  Â
Biases you didn't know existed in the healthcare industry, and how they impact patients and medical professionals
"If someone had explicit bias, they might say, 'Oh, you know, obese people just don't work as hard,…
ZoĂ« Ettinger  Â
Foreigners fleeing Ukraine claim border guards assaulted non-Ukrainians
A French-Tunisian student said he was beaten so severely he "couldn't walk" and was sent to hospita…
Matthew Loh  Â
Miss England winner Rehema Muthamia says she expected to face racism after winning the pageant
Rehema Muthamia, a health technology consultant, will represent England at the Miss World pageant i…
Armani Syed  Â
Former Black Panther Party leader rates 6 Black Panther Party scenes in movies
Former Black Panther Party leader Elaine Brown rates the historical accuracy of movies including "J…
Carter Thallon,Siddharth Gand…  Â
Henrietta Lacks' story was common in medicine during that time period, and institutions should atone for using Black women's bodies without their consent, doctor says
Henrietta Lacks was one of many Black women who medical entities experimented on without their cons…
DeArbea Walker  Â
Woman who almost died in childbirth says a doctor made her 'prove her pain' by walking to the operating table
In "The Pain Gap," writer Anushay Hossain describes her own near-death experience in labor. "Why di…
Anna Medaris Miller  Â
Doctors Without Borders' Black and brown local workers say they are paid less than their foreign counterparts
An Insider investigation into Doctors Without Borders found that Black and brown local workers comp…
Sean Campbell,Mara Kardas-Nel…  Â
Doctors Without Borders workers in Afghanistan and elsewhere say the organization has abandoned them in danger zones
Doctors Without Borders leaves non-white workers behind in danger zones while evacuating colleagues…
Sean Campbell,Mara Kardas-Nel…  Â
Insiders say Doctors Without Borders reserves some high-risk assignments for non-white workers
Doctors Without Borders sometimes uses race to decide which workers to send on which assignments - …