Georgetown University

We are on the verge of taking a historic step forward. The U.S. House of Representatives must pass the Inflation Reduction Act and President Joe Biden must sign this critical piece of legislation into law to improve our nation’s health.

Several health provisions guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act have been widely popular among the American people and saved countless lives ever since this landmark piece of legislation was enacted into law.

The United States House of Representatives recently passed a bill that aims to address the disproportionate impact of heart disease in the South Asian population.

We are on the cusp of taking some of the largest steps in recent history to make medicines more affordable for our patients, and it is critical that we successfully pass the legislation needed to achieve this as an issue of health equity.

Nationwide, there is significantly increased interest and focus on addressing racial and ethnic health disparities.

CHICAGO — Despite spending more money on health care than any other nation, Americans continue to experience poor health outcomes, according to Rita K. Kuwahara, MD, MIH.

In a video interview with Healio, Michael Auerbach, MD, FACP, discussed the importance of managing iron deficiency anemia — which he described as the most common “malady on the planet” — in pregnancy.

Children with cancer who reside in low- and- middle-income countries had a higher risk for mortality due to any cause than those in high-income countries during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results.

Black women undergoing treatment for gynecologic cancer reported significantly higher levels of race-associated stress compared with white women, according to study results.

CHICAGO — Revision metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis more significantly reduced pain in patients who had a failed index synthetic cartilage implant for the treatment of hallux rigidus, according to data presented here.