Health Disparity

Among women eligible for Denmark’s national breast cancer screening program, those who had an intellectual disability were less likely to undergo recommended screening, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

A program in which community health workers deliver low-cost hearing technology to older adults significantly improved communication function, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA.

Nathalie D. Mckenzie, MD, is a gynecologic oncologist and program director of the gynecologic oncology fellowship at AdventHealth Cancer Institute who has spent her career serving patients in countries with limited access to cancer therapies.

Over the past year, advocates for primary care reform have voiced their concerns about the lack of investments in the field, the challenges of a fee-for-service model, health disparities and more.

In 2021, an estimated 16,500 Hispanic men and women were diagnosed with cancer of the colon or rectum and about 4,700 Hispanic individuals died from the disease.

Medicaid expansion was associated with statistically significant declines in mortality rates among Black infants in 2018 to 2019 and Hispanic infants in 2015 to 2019, according to researchers.

The ACP often releases position papers advocating for policy changes that will better health care.

Demolishing social and structural barriers to access to HIV and STI prevention in transgender adolescents of color can come through gender affirmation, according to a presentation of a study at IDWeek.

For children and young adults with type 1 diabetes, comorbidities such as obesity and asthma increased the risk for COVID-19 hospitalization, according to study results published in Pediatric Diabetes.

Having access to an affirming provider is critical for reducing health disparities in the LGBTQ+ population, according to researchers.