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Opinion: Violence is a treatable public health ill By Mark Rosenberg, Kathryn Lawler and David Satcher Gun violence has reached frightening levels in Atlanta and many experts predict that it will get worse in the coming months. We want to avoid something even worse, the fatalism and hopelessness that affects all of us -- including mayors, legislators and journalists — when we can’t understand the problem and can’t even imagine how we can solve it. Read full article

A medical doctor at the forefront of driving health equity at the American Medical Association (AMA) says the pandemic has been rough, revealing—and the time is now for transformative leaders. “Not only are we in the pandemic that is claiming the lives of many worldwide, but it is claiming the lives of Black and brown people, here in this country especially,” said Dr. Aletha Maybank, the chief health equity officer and senior vice president of the American Medical Association. Maybank and Daniel E. Dawes, the executive director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine (SHLI), were guests on Monday’s edition of “Closer Look…

In this time of transition, we’re back with our annual list of health, medicine, and science books to check out this summer — and this time we’ve thrown podcasts in the mix, too. Read on for recommendations from the likes of Anthony Fauci, Rochelle Walensky, and Chelsea Clinton. Plus, STAT readers from New York to Sweden share their picks, in addition to our staff. Enjoy! SEE SUGGESTIONS FROM: NOTABLE FIGURES | OUR READERS | OUR STAFF NOTABLE FIGURES “The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race” By Walter Issacson I recommend it because this captivating book provided clear and accessible explanations of the scientific…

Conversations with Health Law Leaders David S. Cade, Executive Vice President and CEO of AHLA, sat down with Daniel E. Dawes, JD, and other prominent health leaders on May 25, 2021, to discuss how we, as a community, can improve equity in health care and health law practice. LEARN MORE: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/publications/health-law-hub-current-topics/dei-in-health-care/equity-in-health-care-and-health-law-practice

LEARN MORE & SUBMIT: https://satcherinstitute.org/call-for-book-chapters/