Specialist society president quits after conference presentation branded racist
The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand says it former head failed to inform the board about fallout from a speech given by one of his …
Tag: Racism
Abortion provider changes name over Marie Stopes’ racist history
Marie Stopes' reputation has long been tarnished by her embrace of the eugenics movement.
We need to be careful: Public shaming can harm public health
When the news surfaced that three young women had travelled from Melbourne to Brisbane via Sydney, failed to quarantine and two in the group subsequently…
Aussie doctors join call for journal to retract ‘racist rant’
The Gold Coast's Professor Rhea Liang says the paper by an American politics professor claims minorities 'deserve to be poor'
How coronavirus has exposed racial bias in healthcare
This might make you feel uncomfortable, perhaps even defensive. Talking about racism will do that, but we don’t have the luxury of ignoring the topic. COVID-19…
More reports of racism towards ‘Asian’ doctors over coronavirus
Frontline staff are experiencing 'unacceptable'Â abuse due to fears about the virus, says Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital ED director Dr Stua…
Doctors racially abused amid coronavirus panic
The Australasian College of Emergency Medicine says abuse has increased in EDs since the outbreak.
GP faces tribunal over ‘racially discriminatory referral’
She allegedly kept suggesting the woman should go to an Aboriginal Medical Centre instead.
‘If a patient asks to see a white doctor, the answer is no’: UK doctors told
Surgeon Dr Radhakrishna Shanbhag questions 20 years with the NHS after racist comment.
How doctors deal with racist, sexist patients
Biased patients take an 'emotional toll', leaving doctors angry and exhausted: US study.
