Dr. Rachel R Hardeman
In The News
TIME MAGAZINE
The 100 Most Influential People of 2024
The U.S. remains one of the most dangerous developed countries on earth to give birth in. American moms are dying at unacceptably high rates in a crisis that is, too often, happening in the shadows. Our moms shouldn’t have to beg for their lives, and Rachel Hardeman isn’t afraid to say so.
By Lauren Underwood
April 17, 2024
MINNESOTA
Time magazine names U of M professor to list of most influential people in the world
A University of Minnesota professor has been named to Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2024. Rachel Hardeman is the director of the U’s Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, which she founded in 2021.
By MPR News Staff
April 17, 2024
HEALTH
As she drives research on structural racism in health care, Rachel Hardeman faces a painful reckoning
January 12, 2024
HEALTH CARE + MED TECH
Building the Business Case for Health Equity
At a TCB Talks panel discussion on Thursday, three health industry experts dove into the moral and financial imperatives to improve health outcomes for marginalized groups.
By Dan Niepow & Tina Nguyen
March 01, 2024
MINNESOTA NOW
University of MN researchers: Doctors have 'professional obligation' to protect abortion access
Dr. Rachel Hardeman and Asha Hassan are authors of a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine, "Abortion Access as a Racial Justice Issue."
Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown
September 8, 2022
Health Affairs Briefing: Racism & Health Virtual Symposium
Panels of distinguished authors and experts presented their work and engaged in discussions on the historical context, evolving research practices and policies, and the lived experience of populations whose health has been harmed by individual and structural racism.
February 8, 2022
Mortality rate for Black babies is cut dramatically when Black doctors care for them after birth, researchers say
As a reproductive health equity researcher, Dr. Rachel Hardeman, has been especially disturbed by the disproportionately high mortality rates for Black babies.
By Tonya Russell
January 13, 2021
‘A matter of life and death’: maternal mortality rate will rise without Roe, experts warn
Pregnancy in the US is already dangerous, disproportionately so for people of color – and without abortion access for those who need it, there will likely be more deaths
June 27, 2022
A Key To Black Infant Survival? Black Doctors
You're listening to SHORT WAVE from NPR. Rachel Hardeman has always known that racism and health care go hand in hand.
September 18, 2020
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Maternal deaths climb during first year of the coronavirus pandemic
Dr. Rachel Hardeman, the director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, joins CBS News' Elaine Quijano and Nikki Battiste to discuss the growing number of pregnancy-related deaths and why the Black community is most affected.
February 25 , 2022
