The now universal experience of social isolation can provide a greater sense of empathy for the chronically ill who spend months, years or even a lifetime apart from others.
Given the prevalence of disability and chronic illness in the United States, the coronavirus pandemic has magnified the inequalities in accessibility that persist in our society.
As racial minorites are underrepresented in the STEM field, University doctors have been hard at work on projects to fight underlying systemic barriers that contribute to this lack of diversity.
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