In 1990 a tiny tribe of Native Americans donated some blood samples to researchers at Arizona State University, to try and understand their soaring rates of diabetes. The controversy that followed went on to shape Native American DNA research and modern bioethics.

Congrats!

A new report finds that most drug shortages are lasting longer than ever before. trib.al/hSCn95b

"Only 1.8% of US doctors were Black in 1906 – and the legacy of inequality in medical education has not yet been erased." From The Conversation U.S. by Benjamin Chrisinger. theconversation.com/only-1-8-of-us…

Pinch me! 🤏🏾 Amazon’s editors have chosen LEGACY 👩🏾‍⚕️🩺 as one of their Best Science Books of 2024 So Far. 📚🧬🥼 If you haven’t snagged your copy, go to ucheblackstock.com to order LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine (*signed copies ✍🏾 also available!)

Good morning 🌅 and Happy Juneteenth!!! 🥳 Picture from my current Black bookshelf 😁 Slowly working on curating more content!

I knew, but didn’t fully appreciate until reading this NYT Magazine piece by Linda Villarosa about the dangers of hair relaxers, how my parents truly protected my health and well-being! They encouraged my sister and me to love our natural hair despite anti-Black messaging everywhere.

This is wild. Her “investigative report” was just an AI search. Black historians have been telling this story for years. There’s a whole chapter in my book about it w/endnotes to the maps she claims she couldn’t find bc they didn’t pop up on Google. Apparently, nothing exists

Life lately.💚💫 There’s nothing like being asked back to speak at your second home - Harvard Medical School - about your book LEGACY that you wrote about that second home, by none other than THE Dr. Joan Reede - Black woman physician, Dean, mother, and Harvard professor! Biomedical Science Careers Program

Interns are starting work all over the U.S. this week, so I thought it might be useful to suggest a more practical curriculum for initial orientation:

New Executive Director Liz Lovejoy Brown officially begins her new role this summer. As a member of the Inesabe Clan, Liz has deep Omaha tribal connections and signifies a powerful step forward in health and community engagement. #omaha

My latest AMA: "Newest AMA section will seek to advance LGBTQ+ health." buff.ly/4bn32pM

BROOKLYN/NYC AREA MISSING PERSON Khalin Hutson 20 years old 170 lbs and 5’11” Last seen in the Bushwick Area. Diagnosed with Autism and other mental health concerns.

Four Nebraska tribes are fighting to keep their languages – the soul of their cultures – alive. It’s resonating with younger and older tribal members. Read more 👉 buff.ly/4bvQaxt

If you keep talking about the assassination attempt don’t you dare tell the kids who survive school shootings and their families to “just get over it” What happened today is unacceptable and what happens every day to kids who aren’t the president and don’t survive isn’t either.

Usha's body of work is an urgent record of the things that many would rather keep invisible: racism, negligence & discrimination in science and medicine -- and the sluggishness when it comes to fixing these health inequities. This award is so well-earned.

If he had purchased Coca-Cola & rebranded it "Plorba-Griznik", everyone would still call it Coke. It's Twitter, plain & simple. We tweet, we don't X-crete. The End

This Alaskan agrees! Winter over summer heat any day.

Happy anniversary……….. ✊🏾

🎓 Dr. Susan graduated at the top of her class and returned home in 1891 to fulfill her dream of providing medical care to the Omaha people. In August 1891, she treated 111 patients! Her drive inspires us through the final phase of restoration. Stay tuned for updates!