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In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with hematologist/oncologist Dr. Cheryl Mensah, we discuss how to provide culturally sensitive care and overcome language barriers. MD Newsline: How have you been able to implement culturally sensitive care in your practice? Dr. Cheryl Mensah: “So in my practice, it’s a little bit easier [for me] to be culturally...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with hematologist/oncologist Dr. Cheryl Mensah, we discuss sickle cell disease challenges and disparities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. MD Newsline: What are the biggest challenges that hematologists are tasked with in the wake of COVID-19? Dr. Cheryl Mensah: “So the biggest challenge for hematologists during COVID-19 was the...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Johnny Williamson, we discuss ADHD management challenges and disparities in the wake of the pandemic. MD Newsline: What are the biggest challenges that psychiatrists and other physicians treating ADHD are tasked with in the wake of the pandemic? Dr. Johnny Williamson: “You know the...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Johnny Williamson, we discuss how to provide culturally sensitive care and overcome language barriers. MD Newsline: How have you been able to implement culturally sensitive care in your practice? Dr. Johnny Williamson: “I work in an environment that’s diverse. Right? We have no...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Johnny Williamson, we discuss ADHD as it relates to race/ethnicity and gender. MD Newsline: Why do Black children suffer more from ADHD than children of other racial/ethnic backgrounds? Dr. Johnny Williamson “One, I think that’s a great question. I think that the diagnosis...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald, we discuss surgical treatment for fibroids, including hysterectomy, which is used at higher rates in Black women. MD Newsline: What is your surgical treatment strategy for fibroids? Dr. Wendy McDonald: “Surgical management for fibroids is also extensive. If a person is...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald, we discuss medical treatment for fibroids, including GnRH agonists and GnRH antagonists, and how to manage fibroids during pregnancy. MD Newsline: What is your medical treatment strategy for fibroids? Dr. Wendy McDonald: “Medical treatments for fibroids are extensive. Often I will...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald, we discuss fibroids, symptoms of fibroids, and heavy periods. MD Newsline: How do you diagnose uterine fibroids? Dr. Wendy McDonald: “Most patients with uterine fibroids will present with heavy bleeding symptoms. Occasionally, they will also complain of pain or incontinence or...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with trauma surgeon Dr. Nii Darko, we discuss how physicians can best pay off their student loans. MD Newsline: How would you recommend physicians pay off their student loans? Dr. Nii Darko: “A way for physicians to tackle their student loans more efficiently is one, understand that it’s a major...