Inequity kills the dream of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Four decades after the CDC first used the term “AIDS” in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the New York Times has...
On the Pulse | 04/12/22
health disparities
Q&A With Dr. Kupiri Ackerman-Barger: Skills to Become Equity-Minded
“Diverse groups create stronger science. Diverse in race and gender, but also in thought and lived experience” Kupiri Ackerman-Barger,...
On the Pulse | 11/02/20
A First Generation Latina’s Road to Becoming a DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Written by Ana Saavedra In May 2020, I earned my Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and became a pediatric nurse practitioner. But that’s...
Alumni | 10/07/20
Programs to Transition Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease to Adult Care are Few and Far Between
Desmond was born in Indiana and diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in infancy. His mother was a single parent, had never heard of SCD...
Uncategorized | 10/06/20
No Longer Seeing Double
Dr. Keith Whitfield, an expert in aging among African Americans and the Provost at Wayne State University, joins hosts Dr. Sarah Szanton...
03/04/20
Is Race Really a Risk Factor?
My grandfather, a 75-year-old African American man, visited his primary care provider for his yearly checkup. The provider said, “You are...
On the Pulse | 02/26/20
Black moms know the risk, but what are the solutions?
By: Dr. Lauren Parker and Dr. Janiece Taylor Dr. Shalon M. Irving dedicated her life to understanding how structural inequality affects...
On the Pulse | 02/25/19
Black Americans’ Historical Trauma and Our Response to ‘Surviving R. Kelly’
Forty-four percent of Black women experience intimate partner violence (physical or sexual violence, stalking, and/or psychological...
On the Pulse | 02/11/19
Black. Baltimore. HIV.
“You have to factor in the historical path it took to get us to where we are in the HIV epidemic in Baltimore, including unequal...
On the Pulse | 02/07/19
