Posts Tagged ‘health equity’
Extending the Reach of Innovation to Empower Patients After Hypertensive Pregnancy
A Brigham program that assists high-risk postpartum patients to transition from obstetric to primary care is being adapted by other health systems.
Read MoreTracking 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 MoreFootnotes in Science: Q&A with Amanda Lans MD, MS
In this Q&A, we pick the brain of Dr. Lans about her latest research article, Health Literacy in Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Read MorePublic Health 101: Understanding the difference between public health and public health research
How public health and public health researchers work together to identify and solve problems that impact the health of communities.
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 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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