Posts Tagged ‘disparities’
Tracking Differences in “Time to Surgery” for Breast Cancer Patients Could Reduce Disparities and Improve Outcomes
A recent study both validated time to surgery as a standardized metric for breast cancer care and identified a worrying difference in time to surgery between Black and white patients.
Read MoreFootnotes in Science: Q&A with Kathryn Himmelstein, MD, MSEd
Children in immigrant families often face mental health challenges that are exacerbated by social determinants of health.
Read MoreFootnotes in Science: Q&A with Brandon E. Turner, MD, MSC
In this Q&A, we talk to Dr. Turner about his recent study on Race and Ethnicity Reporting and Representation in Pediatric Clinical Trials.
Read MoreMOMi Study Seeks to Increase Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Individuals in Research
A new team research effort seeks to shed light on how mothers pass immunity to their babies during pregnancy and lactation.
Read MoreMore Action is Needed to Reduce Disparities in Osteoporosis Screening, Prevention and Care
Despite being a treatable disease, osteoporosis remains underdiagnosed and undertreated, with Black women experiencing the most disparities.
Read MoreConversations with Margarita: Going Beyond the Numbers
There are two key pieces of our data infrastructure to reexamine if we want to make our public health systems be more equitable, says Margarita Alegría, PhD, chief of the Disparities Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Read MoreConversations with Margarita: Suffering in Silence
While they drive our economy and society forward, people who immigrate to the United States also have to navigate new systems, cultural norms, and sometimes a new language.
Read MoreConversations with Margarita: The Future of the American Dream
While they drive our economy and society forward, people who immigrate to the United States also have to navigate new systems, cultural norms, and sometimes a new language.
Read MoreNew Software Promotes Inclusivity in Genetic Research and Strengthens Study Results
Dr. Atkinson and her team are working to make genetic research more inclusive with a new statistical framework and software package designed to include individuals of mixed ancestry.
Read MoreConversations with Margarita: It Stays with You
I call this newsletter a conversation because I believe that dialogues, even when they’re hard to have, are important.
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