April 9, 2024

Episode 14 - Slavery and Modern Healthcare

Episode 14 - Slavery and Modern Healthcare
Season 2
Date: 4/9/24
Name of podcast: Dr. Patient
Episode title and number: 14 Slavery and Modern Healthcare
Episode summary: Many of the health inequities that we see in healthcare today stem from beliefs held in the time of slavery that have led to "myths" about black bodies and black health. Compounded by historical policy making related to socioeconomics, red lining, civil rights and more, people of color in the US are still facing inequity in healthcare today, from access to treatment to outcomes. Linda Villarosa is  an author on race and health in America, professor and journalist in residence at The City College of New York, contributing writer to the NY Times and a contributor to the 1619 project.

Guest(s): Linda Villarosa

Key Terms:
11:12 – Drapetomania
11:32 – Spirometer
23:04 – Momnibus bill

References:
03:29 – Black women in the US have a higher death rate in pregnancy than white women with the same socioeconomic status
03:39 – Big review article showing how black patients receive pain meds less often
03:45 – Study from University of Virginia 2016 medical students beliefs about black body myths
04:04 – Race correction on PFTs (pulmonary function tests)
05:51 – A black woman with a PhD is more likely to die in childbirth than a white woman with a high school degree
07:51 – The history of Dr. J Marion Sims
09:23 – Statue of Dr. J Marion Sims  taken down in NYC
09:39 – Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey (The Mothers of Gynecology) art installation in Montgomery, AL
09:47 – Say Anarcha book
10:20 – Dr. Cartwright
12:32 – (Lack of) science behind the spirometer race correction
15:07 – Weathering book
21:23 – CA maternal death rates
23:41 – Dr. Mary Bassett, NY Health Commissioner, requires anti-bias training
26:03 – “Lightly Black and Green” movement at HBCUs