Culturally Sensitive Care

I wrote a book along with my co author. His name is Jay Aronson . He is a professor of human rights at Carnegie Mellon. I’m a professor of pathology at Howard University. And I’ve been studying death in custody since my first year of medical school, young man by the name of Amadou Diallo,...

Transcript: I think that when we discuss clinical trials, it’s important because that’s how we advance medicine. Unfortunately, what is combated with underrepresented minorities is that there’s a level of distrust because we have proven that in American history, that when we had that opportunity to really help someone, especially our population, there was abuse...

My name is Dr. Roger A Mitchell Jr. I’m a forensic pathologist. I’ve been practicing for nearly 20 years. I’ve been inspired because I found that there was a disparity in violence within the communities that I served. I was a forensic pathologist for the FBI got exposed to forensic medicine while I was in...

Transcript: My name is Adonteng Kwakye. I am now in Nashville, Tennessee. My specialty is interventional radiology. I did my medical training at the Medical University of South Carolina, did Radiology at the University of Kentucky, and did my fellowship at the prestigious Mount Sinai in New York City. I think it’s unavoidable in medicine,...

Transcript: The most important thing is to be an advocate. To be an advocate, not only for yourselves, and like I said, being an entrepreneur, owning my own practice. Of course, I’m speaking up for my practice. But speaking up for each and every patient. I’ll tell you, when I first moved into that community...

Transcript: My name is Dr. Julianne Adams Birt. And I am an OB-GYN. I practice in Conyers, which is outside of Atlanta, Georgia, and here at the National Medical Association I actually serve as chair of the Women’s Council. The council on concerns of Women. So when you asked me the question, how does health...

What are the best over the counter remedies? Plain Vaseline, no scents no fragrances, we want it just hypoallergenic if possible, because eczema skin can be sensitive to even fragrances and scents. We really want the skin barrier to be repaired. Eczema is a condition that affects the skin barrier. It’s not normal skin. So...

How do the different seasons affect eczema?  Well, typically eczema flares and cold dry weather, which is winter season. In a lot of young, healthy, active adults, sweaty, hot summer days can make their eczema worse as well, especially hand eczema. I think it’s also really important to talk about pigmentation in skin of color....