Inequality

The agency wants to examine if aid is distrubuted inequitably

Critics accuse the organization of opposing efforts to stamp out inequity

Excessive adversity activates biological reactions that can lead to lifelong problems in physical and mental well-being

We must reckon with his and other scientists’ racist ideas if we want an equitable future

Prioritizing infrastructure, smarter regulations and better training will make digital technology more inclusive

A new podcast is on a mission to retrieve unsung female scientists from oblivion.

Lost Women of Science digs deep to uncover stories of scientists that have long been overlooked

The reasons for unequal patient outcomes may lie in implicit biases at the hospitals that treat them

Eliminating disparities in routine examinations will require outreach, availability and cultural consideration

In our final episode, we explore pathologist Dorothy Andersen’s legacy—what she left behind and how her work has lived on since her death. Describing her mentor’s influence on her life and career, pediatrician Celia Ores gives us a rare look into what Andersen was really like. We then turn to researchers, doctors and patients, who fill us in on the progress that has grown from Andersen’s initial work. These major developments include the discovery of the cystic fibrosis gene, the tremendous impact of the drug Trikafta and the potential of lifesaving gene-editing techniques

A missing portrait of physician and pathologist Dorothy Andersen takes us on a journey into the perils of memorialization—and who gets to be remembered. Pediatric intensivist Scott Baird hunts for the portrait, and psychiatry resident Nientara Anderson and emergency medicine resident Lizzy Fitzsousa, both former medical students at Yale University, explain how, in today’s diverse communities, “dude walls” can have an insidious effect on those who walk past them every day

In India, as in other countries around the world, abuse accompanies eviction from ancestral lands