Stories by Ashley Andreou

Misconceptions that eating disorders mostly afflict white, affluent, young females have led to disparities in the treatment of these deadly diseases

Black Americans face higher hurdles in diagnosis and treatment of frontotemporal dementia, the most common form of dementia for people under 60

Physicians need to be aware of how their choice of words and patient labels affect patients

Weight bias compounds health problems, and surgeons need to recognize and stop it

I am a future psychiatrist hoping to care for transgender people. But I fear these laws will make it difficult to do so

It’s called the “history of present illness,” or HPI, and it often includes a patient’s race—which is more likely to detract from care than to improve it