In 2020, @TinoDelamerced & @StephenBozier turned their frustration into a podcast ep. Brown faculty & administrators embraced it with enthusiasm & committed to investigating disparities in remediation among students of color.
More about this effort here:
https://t.co/7n9nJJjYVQ
As we mark #BrownMD50, we will look at all the ways the Medical School has transformed its values into actions. Join us as we explore how our students, faculty and staff have pursued innovation and community engagement by prioritizing #inclusiveness and maintaining #integrity. 🧵
An intranasal Covid-19 vaccine would be a game-changer, because it'd be administered where infections occur–the upper airways. Unfortunately, they are notoriously hard to develop. New STAT explainer -
https://t.co/idDrO9rIz6
NEW: National Academies report says lack of diversity in clinical trials hurts both patients and the scientific enterprise. My latest story: https://t.co/fna4BIVcxK via @statnews
In this episode of Color Code - reporters @SciFleur & @isabellacueto, w/ producer @_gaffknee, investigate the history & implications of "excited delirium" - a controversial term that spans policing, #racism, and #medicine. A powerful LISTEN: https://t.co/4B7UIbZ8Tp
"Excited delirium" was cited in the autopsy report of Elijah McClain, yet it's not recognized by the APA or AMA as a valid diagnosis. So where do we get this term?
Excellent reporting from @isabellacueto, who traveled to Miami to answer that question.
https://t.co/VNFdUXfSmg
Check the #ColorCode feed for a new bonus episode with Rachel Hardeman, a researcher @PublicHealthUMN. She talks about reproductive health with an equity lens, health policy, and her experience as a mother.
Find it wherever you get your podcasts!
https://t.co/q6AMMwps6b
This podcast wrenchingly -- but importantly -- captures lives shattered as Black Americans are 3 times more likely to die giving birth than their white peers.
Powerful work by @SciFleur@_gaffknee@alissa_ambrose @cmilz3211 @TinoDelamerced
https://t.co/UASfEVRmaK via @statnews
Black Americans are 3x more likely to die giving birth than white peers. In this #ColorCode ep, we spoke with family of Denise Williams, who passed after her 2nd child's birth. Devastated by those kinds of tragedies, communities demand justice. @statnews
https://t.co/Z1z35j21u6
Of 2,969 new recipients of a Ph.D. in the life sciences surveyed in 2020, 43% reported that they had committed to a job in industry or business — a 10-point jump from 2015 https://t.co/NNG7bkSzBw via @statnews
Since 2015, new doctorate recipients have picked industry jobs over academic roles, more and more. Here’s why one MD/PhD student from Harvard left academia for health tech.
My latest for @statnews: https://t.co/SvoTdolqBU
My editors asked me to write about the grim milestone we're approaching, of 1 million officially counted Covid deaths in the US alone.
I wrote about why that assignment felt impossible.
https://t.co/0vcxF9P8Qh
What does it mean to be a “breakthrough”? @mariojoze and I spent months diving into the FDA’s poorly-understood program for breakthrough devices to find out. Our new @statnews investigation:
https://t.co/wdIsEyDkEe