There is increasing evidence that implicit bias – non-conscious attitudes toward specific groups – is a source of racial inequities in certain aspects of health care, and lawmakers are taking note.

Implicit bias is a term that’s being used with increasing frequency, and you may nod your head when you hear it but not fully understand it. So, what is implicit bias, exactly? Psychologists define it ...

In the midst of the chaos of the last presidential debate was an exchange that’s worth revisiting. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spoke about the Trump administration’s ...

In a study that examined bias in the workplace, a University of Florida researcher found that those in management positions demonstrate explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized ...

(TNS) — Latisha Littles recently dropped her primary care physician. The decision was long in coming. Littles, who is 49 years old and Black, suffers from lupus and end-stage kidney disease. She said ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — From relating conversations on bias to windows and mirrors to researching activists, five Kansas City metro elementary and middle school teachers recently discussed implicit bias in ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Community leaders and educators gathered virtually Tuesday to discuss the importance of encouraging diversity and uncovering bias. These speakers shared experiences and solutions during "Unveiling the ...

A new paper explored the presence of weight bias – “holding negative beliefs, attitudes, judgements and assumptions about people living with overweight or obesity” – in Australian healthcare students.

Almost everyone is familiar with the problem. In the United States, Black and Hispanic people are more likely to be stopped, frisked, arrested, beaten, and shot by the police (National Academies of ...

Attorney General Eric Holder met with Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson in St. Louis at the soul food restaurant Drake’s Place Restaurant on Aug 21. This is edited from remarks made by ...