Ethnic Disparity

Latinas in the U.S. medical system experience disproportionate barriers and discriminatory behaviors from colleagues and patients, according to results of an online survey.

Health data aggregation has hidden a high rate of CVD mortality among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups, but primary care providers can play an important role in reducing these disparities, according to researchers.

ORLANDO — In an Healio video exclusive, Jeanine Downie, MD, FAAD, discussed the importance of anti-racism and diversity as well as how to carry out anti-racism as a dermatologist.

National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed every Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

A multidisciplinary group of scientists recently launched the Society for Equity Neuroscience to address racial and ethnic disparities in nervous system health through research.

When Mark C. Henderson, MD, MACP, takes a Black medical student with him to see a Black patient, he often receives the same request.

Mortality data from 1999 to 2020 revealed an upward trend in dementia-related mortality in the United States, especially among Black adults and women, according to a study published in The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders.

Despite years of study and advances in breast cancer treatment, Otis Brawley, MD, professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, said the disparity between the mortality rates of Black and white patients has never been greater.

Medical mistrust continues to be a major issue in the care of patients with multiple myeloma — particularly among Black individuals according to findings published in Cancer Medicine.

Compared with non-Hispanic white individuals, patients from racial and ethnic minority groups experienced similar clinical benefits when participating in phase 1 trials for advanced cancers, data published in JAMA Network Open showed.