The American Academy of Pediatrics is committed to addressing the factors that affect child
and adolescent health with a focus on issues that may leave some children more vulnerable …

Racial discrimination in social behavior, although disapproved of by many contemporary
cultures, has been widely reported. Because empathy plays a key functional role in social …

This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those
prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged≥ 18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for …

PURPOSE Although we know that racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to have
mistrust in the health care system, very limited knowledge exists on correlates of such …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate racial and/or ethnic and socioeconomic differences in rates of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among children …

Black Americans are systematically undertreated for pain relative to white Americans. We
examine whether this racial bias is related to false beliefs about biological differences …

Race-based medicine has been pervasively interwoven into the fabric of health care
delivery in the United States for more than 400 years. Race is a historically derived social …

American kids are living in a world of ongoing public debates about race, daily displays of
racial injustice, and for some, an increased awareness surrounding diversity and inclusion …

Forensic pathologists' decisions are critical in police investigations and court proceedings as
they determine whether an unnatural death of a young child was an accident or homicide …

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the uncovering of the Tuskegee syphilis study, when
the public learned that the Public Health Service (precursor of the CDC) for 40 years …