Making the Holidays Accessible to All
A Paralympic silver medalist offers a few simple tips for making wheelchair users welcome
Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
Social Justice Must Include Freedom for Marine Mammals
Holding orcas and other species captive for our entertainment is nothing less than slavery
Amplifying the Voices of Women in Medicine
The field has plenty of talented women, but to reach leadership roles they must have visible and recognizable roles within medicine and in the public...
How Implicit Bias and Lack of Diversity Undermine Science
The first step toward fixing the culture of STEM is recognizing that it’s broken
The End of DACA Would Be a Blow to Science
America could lose not just the “Dreamers” but also their vital research
We Need More Minorities in Clinical Trials
The trusted physician–patient relationship is a good way to recruit them
Beyond the "Human" in Human Rights: The Universal Declaration at 70
Let us give fresh consideration to the moral status of animals, nature and machines
We Need More Diversity in Our Genomic Databases
The ones we have now are too heavily skewed toward people of European descent
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in NIH Funding
Research is elucidating a complicated phenomenon
Addressing Cultural Bias in Medicine
We must overcome our inherent prejudices if we want to offer the best health care for all
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