Taking a comprehensive approach to standardizing STEMI care has strong potential to level the playing field with regard to care disparities, finds an observational cohort study.
Health Disparities 2021: How to Help Close Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Care Delivery
This livestreamed CME conference will help equip healthcare professionals to be part of the solution for addressing healthcare disparities surrounding stroke, heart attack and more.
Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination: Is It Vaccine Hesitancy or Vaccine Deliberation?
Reasons for lagging COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black Americans are likely multifactorial. Likewise, responses to promote vaccination need to be multifaceted and community-based.
Racial Disparities and Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Outcomes
Black patients with young-onset colorectal cancer experience worse outcomes regardless of insurance type, income or education level.
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Getting Serious About Curbing Rural Disparities in Dementia Care and Research
An NIA grant will help Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health establish the Nevada exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center to reduce disparities in dementia care in rural settings.
When a Pandemic Meets an Epidemic of Disparity: A Call to Action on COVID-19 in Black Americans
A new commentary describes COVID’s effect on Black America as “a pandemic superimposed on a historic epidemic of heath disparities.” The authors outline the contributing factors and ways to start addressing them.
Tailoring Stroke Treatment and Prevention to Populations Who Need It Most
The risk of stroke is up to 2.5 times higher in racial and ethnic minorities than in the general population. That’s why we created our Minority Stroke Program to enhance community outreach efforts.
Disparities in Cervical Cancer Follow-Up and Screening in African American Women
African American women are disproportionately affected by cervical cancer, with higher rates of incidence and mortality than white women. Most of the difference would disappear with equal treatment. As usual, primary care providers are on the front lines.