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Do flight attendants treat heart attacks? 10 things to know before an airline emergency. →

Man collapses at 30,000 feet. Quick, who’s in charge? Hint: it’s not the doctor. Last month, Dr. Tamika Cross was told to sit down when she tried to help an unresponsive man. Why? Apparently the flight attendant was looking for…

Tagged with: airline emergency, Airline medical emergency, airline medical liability, flight attendant, flight attendants underpaid, flight diversions, implicit bias, Is there a doctor on board, medical emergencies on airplanes, pilot, pilots underpaid, priority boarding, racism, sexism, Tamika Cross, Tamika Cross MD

When someone says doctor, do you think old white guy? Tell the truth. →

A Delta flight attendant is looking for a doctor during a recent in-flight medical emergency. When Dr. Tamika Cross volunteers to help the unresponsive passenger seated in front of her, the flight attendant tells her, “Oh no sweetie put your…

Tagged with: Delicia Haynes, racism, racism in medicine, sexism, sexism in medicine, Tamika Cross, Tamika Cross MD

Secret recordings expose abuse of junior doctors →

“Our incoming class at my medical school was just told by our Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs on our first day of orientation that he was there to crush our souls. His idea of welcome to medical school.” Daily…

Tagged with: I quit medical school, i quit medicine, institutional abuse, junior doctor abuse, junior doctor bullying, medical student abuse, medical student bullying, quitting medical school, quitting medicine, quitting residency, racism, racism in medicine, sexual harassment, South African hospital abuse, South African racism, Stockholm Syndrome, yumna moosa

A Case of Racism-Induced Hypertension →

Meet Damien, my Facebook friend, photographer, and IT guy. This morning, he messages me: “I would like to make an appointment.” I reply: “For?” “High blood pressure :(.” I offer to see him, but he never comes in. Weeks later,…

Tagged with: GeVe, high blood pressure, hypertension, ideal medical care, pamela wible, racism