The discussion will focus on Indigenous health inequities as well as the impacts of colonial policies, anti-Indigenous racism and systemic barriers within the healthcare system.
That information could be reassuring or terrifying, but for now it’s a potential tool to speed drug development by helping to identify and enroll high-risk people into studies of possible Alzheimer’s treatments or preventive strategies.
Dermatologist Dr. Adewole Adamson says the evidence that sunscreen prevents skin cancer in people with darker skin is lacking, raising questions about why many dermatology organizations continue to recommend it for everyone.
Mistakes are inevitable when practicing medicine, but Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes writes that physicians should learn to give themselves more grace, as the profession is often held to impossible standards.