There is increasing evidence that implicit bias – non-conscious attitudes toward specific groups – is a source of racial inequities in certain aspects of health care, and lawmakers are taking note.

A new paper explored the presence of weight bias – “holding negative beliefs, attitudes, judgements and assumptions about people living with overweight or obesity” – in Australian healthcare students.

A number of new health care-related laws have taken effect in Illinois, including one that mandates implicit bias awareness ...

In an international study of attitudes from 2009-2019, U. of I. psychology professor Benedek Kurdi and his colleagues found substantial reductions in self-reported bias against all categories of ...

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A study by University of Illinois researchers found that self-reported bias, or explicit bias, has decreased globally. Implicit — or automatic — bias has seen a bit ...

Implicit bias is unconscious bias. This type of bias connects automatically beyond our awareness. Where does implicit bias come from? How is it reinforced? Are there specific strategies that ...

If there's one thing we should all be able to agree on, it's that all human beings belong to the same species, Homo sapiens. But a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

While diversity, equity, and inclusion have seldom been higher on the priority list of organizations, managers still exhibit a wide range of biases in the workplace. That's the finding of new research ...

Nao Hagiwara receives funding from National Institute of Health. Tiffany Green does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...