Ethnic minorities Archives

Overturning oppression in the US child welfare system

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Professor Lisa Merkel-Holguin has detailed a number of oppressive and prejudiced stages within the American child welfare system that maintains bias towards Black, Indigenous and other ethnic minoritised groups, as well as low-income families.

In the US there’s a growing call from academics and advocates with significant experience in the country’s child welfare system for fundamental reform. Professors Lisa Merkel-Holguin and Ida Drury, colleagues from the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect at the University of Colorado, and a national advocate, have catalogued multiple stages within the current […]

Is monoclonal antibody therapy effective and achievable in hospitals with limited resources?

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Dr Nikhitha Mantri researched the use of MAT treatments for COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms at an inner-city hospital with limited resources in the Bronx

Monoclonal antibody therapy (MAT) is a way of treating COVID-19 for people who have tested positive, have mild to moderate symptoms, and are at high risk of developing more serious symptoms and complications. Although there are already studies showing promising results, the number of patients in the US, especially ethnic minorities, who have so far received MAT is small. Dr […]