Author Archives: Yalda Jabbarpour & John M. Westfall

About Yalda Jabbarpour & John M. Westfall

Yalda Jabbarpour, MD is a family physician with MedStar Health in Washington DC and Medical Director of the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Primary Care.

White Box Warning: Language matters in overcoming bias in healthcare

White paper, grey literature, black box warning. The nature of our medical research, presentation, reporting, and publication has defined the values associated with colors. A white paper is defined as an “authoritative” report on a subject. Grey literature is described as being “non-conventional, fugitive, and sometimes ephemeral.” And a “black box” warning alerts physicians and… Read More »