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1 month ago
F.D.A. Clears Path for Hearing Aids to Be Sold Over the Counter
Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Medicine, is quoted in this article, which was published in The New York Times on August 16, 2022. To read the article, click on the link below. https://news.unchealthcare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/1159/2022/08/NYTimes-Oberlander-Aug16.pdf
2 months ago
Jill Fisher, podcast: drug trials attract disproportionate participation by racial and ethnic minorities who then disproportionately assume risks of participating in these trials
Jill Fisher explains how clinical drug trials attract disproportionate participation by racial and ethnic minorities who then disproportionately assume risks of participating in these trials, often just to stay financially afloat. Listen to podcast here https://pennreg.org/episode-6/?fbclid=IwAR31bTRJrLtX23iahfnn17I7PF_Sfcn0XeP9DzBeW9E6ylLpVsn_3DzDCxU
2 months ago
Jill Fisher Awarded the 2022 Donald W. Light Award for Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology
Jill Fisher, PhD, Professor, in the Department of Social Medicine and Core Faculty, Center for Bioethics, has been awarded the 2022 Donald W. Light Award for Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology for her book Adverse Events: Race, Inequality, and the Testing of New Pharmaceuticals. The Donald W. Light award is given out by the …
3 months ago
Tonia Poteat publishes in AMA: Why the world of LGBTQ health doesn’t fit under a single label
Tonia Poteat, PhD, PA-C, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Social Medicine, Core Faculty Center for Health Equity Research. Publishes in American Heart Association: Why the world of LGBTQ health doesn’t fit under a single label. Why the world of LGBTQ health doesn’t fit under a single label