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. 2020 Jun;38(2):357-368.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2020.01.011. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

The Flaw of Medicine: Addressing Racial and Gender Disparities in Critical Care

Ebony J Hilton  1 , Kristina L Goff  2 , Roshni Sreedharan  3 , Nadia Lunardi  4 , Mariam Batakji  4 , Dorothea S Rosenberger  5
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The Flaw of Medicine: Addressing Racial and Gender Disparities in Critical Care

Ebony J Hilton et al. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

The age of modern medicine has ushered in remarkable advances and with them increased longevity of life. The questions are, however: Has everyone benefited from these developments equally? and Do all lives truly matter? The presence of gender and racial health disparities indicates that there is work still left to be done. The first target of intervention may well be the medical establishment itself. The literature presented in this article identifies potential targets for interventions and future areas of exploration.

Keywords: Critical care; Gender; Health disparities; Minority physicians; Race.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure E.J. Hilton is a cofounder of a medical consulting firm, GoodStock Consulting, LLC, where the mission is based on addressing racial health disparities.

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