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Why Black Patients Don't Trust The Healthcare System - TEDXRENO
DO NO HARM - TEDXRENO
Dr. Bayo discussed the gaps in healthcare, focusing on racially-based medical algorithms and their impact on health outcomes for Black patients. She highlights historical and current racial practices in health care, shares some of her challenges as a Black female physician, and discusses how representation can help combat these issues.
Dr. Bayo explores the maternal health crisis, showing Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their White counterparts. She recounts her shocking experience as a doctor who nearly became part of this alarming statistic while giving birth in the very hospital where she works.
Why Black Patients Don't Trust The Healthcare System - TEDXRENO
Dr. Bayo discussed the gaps in healthcare, focusing on racially-based medical algorithms and their impact on health outcomes for Black patients. She highlights historical and current racial practices in health care, shares some of her challenges as a Black female physician, and discusses how representation can help combat these issues.
DO NO HARM - TEDXRENO
Dr. Bayo explores the maternal health crisis, showing Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their White counterparts. She recounts her shocking experience as a doctor who nearly became part of this alarming statistic while giving birth in the very hospital where she works.
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DEI/Health Equity
- Real Chemistry | Innovators of Inclusion: Building Modern Health Equity
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General Health
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Maternal Health
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- She Knows | The CDC Says Black Maternal Deaths Are Still Increasing. These 3 Things Need To Change
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- Scripps | Maternal Mortality Awareness
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- Med City News | MedCity FemFwd: Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis with Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell
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- ABC 10 News San Diego | Why communication is key to reducing Black maternal mortality
Health issues
- She Knows | Why Eating Disorders in Black People Frequently Go Undiagnosed, According to a Doctor
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- Nevada Independent | Ensuring equitable, quality treatment of pain in Black and marginalized people
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About Dr. Bayo
- Fintech TV | Dr. Bayo Curry Winchell’s mission for healthcare equity
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- Northern Nevada Business Weekly | People: Bayo Curry-Winchell receives national acknowledgement
Cold/Flu
- Huff Post | Doctors Reveal The Unexpected Cough Remedy That Kicks In ASAP
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Covid
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- Nevada Independent | Can antibiotics, ivermectin and supplements help fight COVID-19?
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Cancer
- NBC | Hair Straightener and Cancer Risk
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- Katie Couric | Vivek Murthy’s Call for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Couldn’t Come at a Better Time
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Medical Careers
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outdoor environment
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Parenting
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pregnancy
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Reproductive Freedom
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Featured PODCASTS
Chick Chat
Ep.173: Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell, Physician and Health Advocate
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Apr. 15, 2025 • 50 min 30 sec
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HIT Like a Girl POD
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Feb. 27, 2024 • 19 min 58 sec
Becker’s Hospital Review
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April 20, 2024
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Feb. 27, 2024 • 19 min 58 sec
Becker’s Hospital Review
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