Diversity And Inclusion

Environmental, psychological and social factors may play a larger role than race alone in contributing to health disparities associated with CVD risk factors, according to research presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.

PHOENIX — At the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, James C. Iatridis, PhD, ORS president, said the meeting’s biggest initiative was to advance diversity in orthopedics. The society developed a diversity equity inclusion committee to restructure the membership programs into a membership council.

The existence of racial disparities in oncology and in health care overall has been well-established. Studies have shown that minorities with cancer are underrepresented in clinical trials, have worse survival outcomes and are less likely to be offered genetic testing than their non-Hispanic white counterparts.

There is no evidence that low-dose aspirin helps prevent ischemic cardiac death among black adults, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

In West Philadelphia, born and raised, in the endo suite is where Will Smith spent most of his day in August as he underwent his first colonoscopy. Smith, who turned 50 last year, was getting screened for colorectal cancer for the first time, but, unlike most people, decided to share his experience by posting a vlog on his YouTube page.

Racial and ethnic inequalities in rates of ADHD diagnosis remain despite overall increasing prevalence and incidence of adults diagnosed, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

The current “one size fits all” approach to suicide prevention does not account for racial/ethnic minority groups, according to findings published in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.

The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California received a $4.5 million grant from the NIH and NHLBI to fund efforts in recruiting underrepresented groups to clinical trial, namely the predominantly Hispanic population of Los Angeles, according to a press release.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America recently developed and published a supplement in The Journal of Infectious Diseases containing eight articles on the subjects of inclusion, diversity, access and equity within the field of infectious diseases that were written by IDSA members and individuals outside of the field.

Measures taken by the Society for Investigative Dermatology to improve gender inequality and the underrepresentation of minorities have been successful within leadership and its awards, according to researchers in Journal of Investigative Dermatology.