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Kissing bug in Tucson, Arizona

Summertime is Kissing Bug Season in Arizona

By Stephen Klotz, MD | Jun 17, 2021
Tags: kissing bug, kissing bug bite, insect bite, allergic reaction

Late spring and summer in Arizona bring blood-hungry kissing bugs and their bites, but doctors say there is no reason for alarm.  A family is sound asleep while... read more

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How Education and Research Can Help Fix Health Care Inequity

By Patricia Harrison-Monroe, PhD, Francisco Moreno, MD | Feb 23, 2021
Tags: diversity, quality of care, medical bias, African American, Black, Hispanic, Native American, health disparities, health equity

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.”  -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease has disproportionately affected... read more

Mature daughter embracing senior mother after outdoor family dinner party

Helping Your Doctor Overcome Medical Bias of Minority Patients

By Khadijah Breathett | Feb 11, 2020
Tags: medical bias, minority patients, African American women, African American men, Hispanic, American Indian, quality of care, spirtual beliefs, heart disease, health, medicine, minority and underserved populations

Very few physicians or patients enter an exam or hospital room with the intent of racially alienating the other person in the room, but research demonstrates that minority populations, particularly African American and Hispanic... read more

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