February 2023

Proportion of Black physicians in U.S.  has changed little in 120 years, UCLA research finds Enrique Rivero | April 19, 2021 A new UCLA study finds that the proportion of physicians who are Black in the U.S.  has increased by only 4 percentage points over the past 120 years, and that the share of doctors who […]

THE MEDICAL CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE January 14, 2016 Exhibitions, For All the People, Guests 6 comments Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Beatrix Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University and guest curator of NLM’s most recent exhibition, For All the People: A Century of Citizen Action

The Problem With Trauma Culture The focus on all forms of trauma except economic exploitation has helped to disguise the problem at the heart of neoliberalism. Ibrahim Rayintakath for Noema Magazine ESSAYFUTURE OF CAPITALISM BY CATHERINE LIUFEBRUARY 16, 2023 As a species, human beings have always been vulnerable to the shock of an unforeseen violation

Groundbreaking study shows babies of rich Black women die at higher rates than those of poor white women The “landmark” study is noteworthy since it is the first to demonstrate how Black families, regardless of their financial condition, are disproportionately impacted by the dangers of childbirth. TheGrio Staff Feb 14, 2023 A groundbreaking new analysis