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THE PRESIDENT'S BLOG

Let the Work Begin!

March 28, 2010

It is hard not to be amazed by the accomplishment of our President, Barack Obama, in getting a complex, far-reaching, health reform bill through the legislature. It took his focused vision and a determination...

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How to Guarantee Disparities in Health Outcomes: A Primer

November 21, 2009

Bradford Gray, PhD, a distinguished health services researcher has published a very important study which demonstrates yet another reason why our health care system is designed perfectly to get the disparities in health outcomes...

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For Medical Students: Primary Care, the Uninsured and Painful Lessons that Lie Ahead

November 14, 2009

On a rainy and blustery evening last week, I had the pleasure of speaking to an amazing group of first and second year medical students at Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn – part of...

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Sexism Effects Clinical Decision-Making as Well

July 25, 2009

In repsonse to my last two blog posts, a number of readers responded that women, not just people of color, experience bias and disrespect in the health care system. This brought to mind a...

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CNN Report on Aparthied in Medical Care in New York City – a follow-up note

July 22, 2009

(The message below was posted on Anderson Cooper’s blog in response to many comments recieved about the show that aired on July 20 on AC360. It is scheduled to air again on Saturday July...

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CNN AC360 Dr. Sanjay Gupta Covers our Attorney General Complaint Re: Discrimination in NYC Hospitals

July 18, 2009

Bronx Health REACH Attorney General Complaint to be featured on CNN’s AC 360 Segments Produced by Dr. Sanjay Gupta – Monday July 20 10pm-12midnight Monday night, July 20, 2009, on CNN’s Anderson Cooper...

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Who will Represent America’s Poor as We Move Toward Health Reform?

April 29, 2009

Both the Administration and the Congress have been gearing up for health reform for many months. There are some good signs that both branches of government are taking health reform seriously. The President has...

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In Memory of Steven B. Tamarin MD – a Great Physician and a Great Friend

December 1, 2008

I am deeply saddened to relay to you news of the death of Steven B Tamarin MD, a personal friend, a great physician and one of the founders of Family Medicine in New York...

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