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Black Children, As Well as Other Minority Kids, Fare Worse Than White Children in Common Surgeries

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH comments on the health disparities that are an outcome of our "health-care system built on capitalism..." 
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New University research center to measure racism in health inequities

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH comments on the new center as a co-lead. 
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My Thoughts on Doing Bioethics in the Great Acceleration: Balancing Human Good with Environmental Costs

For the last several years, my focus in bioethics has been to work on the ethics of health care in clinical settings. I have been asking: “What implications does climate change have for clinical ethics?”. I see a pressing need for US…
Welcome our new Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellow: Jacqueline James, MA, PhD Candidate

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellow Joins the Center for Bioethics

The Center for Bioethics welcomed another Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellow (IDF) this fall. Doctoral student Jacqueline James, MA, PhD candidate plans to use the fellowship to build the foundation of her PhD thesis on the implications of…
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New research center to address effects of racism on heart health

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH comments on the collaboration.
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Mayo Clinic to Lead New Research Center Addressing Racism's Effect on Heart Health

The new center works with Dr. Rachel Hardeman's Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity. 
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CDC to Renew Advisory Committee to the Director

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH, is named one of the experts on the re-established Advisory Committee to the Director of the CDC.
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Statewide research program to address impact of racism on cardiovascular health inequities

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH will work with C2DREAM on researching the impact of racism on health inequities for BIPOC residents of Minnesota.
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University of Minnesota, Mayo win $19.4 million grant to study heart health disparities

The new Center will work with the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, led by Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH.
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No, chiropractic care can't boost immunity to COVID-19 or cure it

Dr. Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH comments on the claims related to COVID-19 immunity and chiropractic adjustments.