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We identified stigmatization of alcohol use disorder as a barrier to effective medical care. Steps need to be taken at the medical and structural levels to address these biases. @tos20141 @jyu1523 @LisaZha15073078 @MClerkship

@miketzeng1 @PNussenzweig @sudhavallii @rachelbabij @MClerkship It is unacceptable that physicians continue to hold biases against patients based on outward physical appearances. It is really unfair that one’s body type can determine access to healthcare.

Check out this infographic on weight bias in the healthcare system that my colleagues and I put together @PNussenzweig @sudhavallii @rachelbabij @MClerkship

@S__Baksh @MClerkship @catheri18173530 @CarrieSha3 @peejwalker Your group raises such an important issue. I wonder if there are other studies that consider access safe and updated home cooking facilities to process healthful foods as an additional component of food insecurity?

Food deserts are a public health crisis engineered by institutionalized racism in America. Check out our infographic summarizing cardiovascular impacts & general strategies to advocate for patients experiencing food insecurity @MClerkship @catheri18173530 @CarrieSha3 @peejwalker

Areas with lower white population had less access to tests, and areas with lower SES and lower white population were more likely to test positive. @MClerkship #socialdeterminantsofhealth #SDOH #socialjustice #healthdisparities #healthequity

(1/3) @MClerkship Pulse oximeters are the most common way to measure O2 saturation in the hospital and one of the best ways to track a patient’s progress and decompensation with a COVID infection. nytimes.com/2020/12/22/hea…

@CarrieSha3 @NathanielGoldb7 @MClerkship Nathaniel—thanks for pointing out this article. Unfortunately, this extends beyond NYC. This study, using test intensity and positivity rates, found similar gaps in COVID-19 testing in Massachusetts that were related to SES and race. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

@NathanielGoldb7 Graphics like this are so important and really highlight how SES and race impact access to testing/chance of testing positive. NYT also reported on this. @MClerkship

sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Recent data shows differences in COVID-19 testing within New York City by percentage of white population and socioeconomic status

@JayShi79938365 Jay--very interesting and relevant articles. Most troubling of all, despite this being known since 2005, the biomedical community did little to address racial bias in pulse ox.

(3/3) Overestimates of o2 sat runs at a rate of 12% in dark skinned pts compared to only 3.6% in light skinned pts. #healthequity, #socialdeterminantsofhealth, #SDOH, #socialjustice, #healthdisparities link to full article: nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

As the authors indicated, these differences reflect inequities of hardware and broadband access. As technology is a healthcare issue, doctors should be able to prescribe video enabled devices #healthequity #socialdeterminantsofhealth #SDOH #socialjustice #healthdisparities

In this cohort study, the authors not only considered telemedicine visit completion, but also compared voice to video visits. They found that age (>65), income (<$50,000), race/ethnicity (Black / Latinx), and health comorbidities were associated with decreased video visits.

COVID-19 accelerated telemedicine primary and specialty care. This paper examined patient socio-demographics associated with telemedicine use and underscored the need to address inequities in virtual medicine. @MClerkship jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…