‘Racism is a comorbidity’: Advocates Call Out Anti-Black Bias in Canadian Medicine
TORONTO — It’s long overdue for the Canadian medical field to stop dragging its feet to address disparities for Black patients, anti-racism medical experts wrote
TORONTO — It’s long overdue for the Canadian medical field to stop dragging its feet to address disparities for Black patients, anti-racism medical experts wrote
Black nurses in Quebec say they experience racism, microaggressions and isolation Montreal nursing student Schnaidarlie Banatte says she’s often the only Black person on her
The changemakers Canadians ought to know about, according to seven Black doctors and health care researchers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians paid homage to the
Khadija Abawajy remembers the moment she saw a Black medical student who wears the hijab for the first time on campus. “I was so excited.
Toronto, ON, April 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to the new CanTrust Index Study of Black Canadians, a first-of-its-kind study, only 35 percent of Black
For so many in Canada, the concept of a collapsing healthcare system is impossible to conceive. For others, like our own families, the healthcare system
The health of Black Canadian women may be endangered by a lack of data, according to a first-of-its-kind paper by University of Toronto researchers. The
In today’s America, minority patients still have markedly worse health outcomes than white patients. The differences are greatest for black Americans: Compared to white patients,
Now, more than ever, the Canadian health-care system needs to accurately reflect the diversity of the country’s population. More than 20 students who self-identify as
Serena Thompson, vice-president of the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario, lives with sickle cell disease, a genetic condition that affects the shape and function of a
The Black Health Professionals Network (BHPN) is a professional organization dedicated to increasing access to healthcare for all Canadians.