A new study from the Mass General Disparities Research Unit provides insights into how to improve care for minority patients through shared decision making.
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Study highlights the pitfalls of basing clinical recommendations on data heavily skewed towards one race or ethnic group.
Addressing disparities in healthcare remains an important but difficult issue to tackle, in part due to the uncomfortable nature of discussing racial and ethnic divides.
In her work as a clinician, researcher and educator, Stanford advocates for comprehensive obesity treatment that goes beyond behavioral therapy when necessary.