Minority patients do better when treated by doctors who share the same race or ethnicity But there’s a problem. Most doctors are white, and only 6% of doctors are black.
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African-American women aging with HIV often have histories of abuse and trauma, in addition to other medical conditions. Here, a few share their stories.
President Trump recently announced in his State of the Union message that his administration will eliminate HIV within 10 years. He did not mention the social factors that must be addressed.
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Associate Professor and Research Fellow at the Center on Health, Risk, and Society, American University School of International Service
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Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Anthropology, American University
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Family Medicine Physician and Postdoctoral Health Services Researcher, University of Michigan