Health Disparity

For the best care, oral health should be integrated into primary care practices, but the United States is still a long way from that, according to experts.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Researchers found significant associations between state-level health disparities and poor inflammatory bowel disease-related outcomes, with low-ranking states demonstrating higher mortality rates.

Among U.S. adults with elevated LDL, being unaware and untreated was more common among Black and Hispanic adults and those with lower income or without health insurance, data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show.

Much has been written about the potential of artificial intelligence-aided remote interventions to help cardiologists improve patient care, but potential drawbacks and practical issues all must be considered.

BOSTON — Patients struggling to meet cardiometabolic treatment targets may benefit from an assessment of social determinants of health, which could reveal food, housing or financial insecurity issues that play a large role in their health.

Black and Hispanic women with early stage breast cancer in certain subgroups had worse survival rates compared with women of other races and ethnicities, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH, has been named chair of the Minorities in Cancer Research Council for the American Association for Cancer Research.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, Anuja Dokras, MD, PhD, highlights 2023 updates to the International Evidence-based Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, president and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine, talks about implications for medical education of the recent Supreme Court decision limiting affirmative action.

A small study suggested that remote deactivation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in patients receiving hospice care was feasible.