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.

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 ...

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. The ...