Matthew S. L. Duncan, D.O., M.S. is a psychiatry resident advancing equity-centered mental health care. Explore his journey and see how he is breaking barriers and transforming lives.
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month is an important opportunity to shine a light on a serious eye disease that often develops silently but can have life-changing consequences. Glaucoma is a progressive condition that damages the optic nerve—the vital connection that sends visual information from the eye to the brain. When this nerve is harmed, usually due to increased pressure inside the eye, vision loss can occur. Left untreated, glaucoma can lead to permanent blindness.
October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Sickle Cell September
The National Medical Association’s Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly
SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Elaine Douglas
Federal and State Policymakers Must Do More for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Racial bias in a medical algorithm favors white patients over sicker black patients
Black patients, black physicians and the need to improve health outcomes for African Americans
Research shows that health outcomes for black patients are better when they are treated by black doctors. That research is critical given that African Americans in the United States generally experience poorer health outcomes across a variety of diseases and conditions.
NMA Mourns the Sudden Passing of Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, Bernard J. Tyson
He demonstrated the heights to which an African American executive in the healthcare industry can rise. During his time as CEO at Kaiser, he implemented programs to move forward African American physicians and other healthcare professionals. Though his passing was sudden it will not diminish the highest degree of respect that the NMA held for this healthcare giant.
