We talk with Bapu Jena, coauthor of a new book about how fate, mental mistakes and other unseen forces affect the care we receive.
Biases in Health Care
Posted inHealth Equity
How Nursing Home Staff Biases Drive Inequitable Care
Jasmine Travers shares research showing how racial biases can impact care for Black nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
Posted inHealth Equity
Racial Bias Lurking in Patient Records
Ishani Ganguli on new research showing Black patients have much higher odds of having clinicians write negative descriptors about them.
Posted inPublic Health
The Role of Mental Shortcuts in the Delivery Room
Bapu Jena looks a new research on how doctors use quick mental shortcuts to decide how to deliver babies after complicated births.