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With the rise of the COVID19 pandemic, many of us have an increasing volume of work interactions mediated through computer screens. Collaboration accelerates care decisions.

Healthcare Chart Notes Set the Stage for Dangerously Skewed Negative Patient Profiles

Pat Farrell PhD - July 16, 2021

Careless use of biased language in Healthcare Chart notes gives life to skewed beliefs about patients and the state of their mental and physical health.

Hair Straightening and Cancer — What Oncologists Want You to Know

Michael Hunter, MD - October 20, 2022

THE HEADLINES ARE FRIGHTENING: “Hair-straightening chemical products linked to increased uterine cancer risk in a new study,” blares CNN. NBC News offers this: “Chemical hair straighteners linked to [a] higher risk of uterine cancer for Black women, study shows.”

Monkeypox: What You Need to Know

Michael Hunter, MD - May 24, 2022

Monkeypox is a virus endemic in parts of West and Central Africa. The condition is a less virulent form of smallpox.

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