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The Shelley Irwin Show

April is Minority Health Month

By Shelley Irwin

Published April 16, 2024 at 10:22 AM EDT

We touch on how the medical community can check their unconscious bias and more.

April is Minority Health Month, today we talk to BCBS of Michigan’s Dr. Angela Seabright, Care Management Physician about recent studies showing inequitable treatment across pediatric specialties. We touch on how the medical community can check their unconscious bias and more.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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