Bob Kirsch, Author at City Limits

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Reducing racial disparities within the practice of medicine will take work by elementary-school teachers, high-school counselors, college programs, med schools and mentor physicians. But the work starts with letting Black…

ByBob Kirsch 16 minRead time

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Feb 2019

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In NYC and Around the Country, Racial Skew Hampers Trials for New Medicines and Treatments

Adine Usher was diagnosed with breast cancer. She felt upset and worried. Following her surgery, when she had to find a cancer specialist, she learned about a doctor who was…

ByBob Kirsch 24 minRead time

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Jan 2017

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Fighting Health Inequality with Neighbors, not Nurses

More effective doctors and better hospitals would narrow New York City’s vast health disparities, but probably not enough. Hence the growing interest in what some call lay health advisers.

ByBob Kirsch 21 minRead time

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Oct 2016

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NYC’s Drop in Teen Pregnancy Has a Thousand Fathers (and Mothers)

Little has been said about the stunning drop in the rate of unplanned pregnancies among teens, which are down by half in this century. Figuring what’s behind that success is…

ByBob Kirsch 20 minRead time

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Jul 2016

Health

When New Moms Get Sick, Race—and Hospitals—Matter

Maternal morbidity—moms who get really sick before or after childbirth, sometimes with years-long effects—is a growing problem in New York. Racial health disparities are part of the picture, but so…

ByBob Kirsch 28 minRead time

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Jun 2016

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Seeing Risk to Teens, Some Want a Ban on Alcohol Ads in the Subway

Seeing a threat to teens and disparities in where the ads appear, some are calling for the MTA to follow Boston’s lead and get ads for wine, beer and booze…

ByBob Kirsch 13 minRead time

Bob Kirsch

Are City Schools and Hospitals Doing Enough to Diversify Medicine?

In NYC and Around the Country, Racial Skew Hampers Trials for New Medicines and Treatments

Fighting Health Inequality with Neighbors, not Nurses

NYC’s Drop in Teen Pregnancy Has a Thousand Fathers (and Mothers)

When New Moms Get Sick, Race—and Hospitals—Matter

Seeing Risk to Teens, Some Want a Ban on Alcohol Ads in the Subway

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Bob Kirsch

Are City Schools and Hospitals Doing Enough to Diversify Medicine?

In NYC and Around the Country, Racial Skew Hampers Trials for New Medicines and Treatments

Fighting Health Inequality with Neighbors, not Nurses

NYC’s Drop in Teen Pregnancy Has a Thousand Fathers (and Mothers)

When New Moms Get Sick, Race—and Hospitals—Matter

Seeing Risk to Teens, Some Want a Ban on Alcohol Ads in the Subway

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