Health Disparity
Promoting diversity, addressing disparities: CHEST 2022 chair recounts top takeaways
Among the top takeaways from the CHEST 2022 Annual Meeting, held Oct. 16 to 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, were diversity in content and speakers, addressing disparities and new initiatives, according to Subani Chandra, MD, FCCP.
‘ZIP code matters’: COVID-19 hospitalizations, CV outcomes differ by where people live
Social and economic factors have the greatest impact on COVID-19 outcomes, including an “epidemic” of CV diseases and hospitalizations, and social determinants of health must be addressed to counter disparities, according to a speaker.
Housing affordability linked to odds of severe maternal morbidity
Living in a New Jersey municipality with less affordable rental housing was associated with higher odds of severe maternal morbidity, according to a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.
The Liver Meeting: Hepatitis in children, NASH, ‘alarming’ disparities in mortality
The Liver Meeting 2022 delivered the latest research and developments on a variety of topics, including acute hepatitis in children, treatment for hepatitis-related cirrhosis and liver disease mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey identifies diabetes care opportunities, challenges to address for future strategies
The 2021 National Practice and Workforce Survey published in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care identified opportunities and challenges in diabetes care that can guide strategies for future workforce and practice settings.
Nearly 30% of women report disrupted health care during pandemic
More than one in four women reported that the COVID-19 pandemic limited their primary care access, and one in six women reported disruptions to their gynecologic care specifically, survey findings showed.
GnRHa use not linked to increased gender-affirming hormone use by transgender youths
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue use was not associated with increased use of subsequent gender-affirming hormones among transgender and gender-diverse youths, according to a retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
ASN celebrates 50th anniversary of Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program
Fifty years after Congress enacted the End-Stage Renal Disease Program in 1972, the American Society of Nephrology celebrates the milestone in American kidney health.
‘Significant’ racial, ethnic disparities exist in curative treatment for early-stage HCC
WASHINGTON — Fewer Black and Hispanic patients received curative treatment for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma compared with white patients, according to research presented at The Liver Meeting.
Disparities in transplant access drive mortality in low, middle-income countries
WASHINGTON — Patients with cirrhosis in low- or middle-income countries had an increased risk for inpatient and 30-day mortality, likely due to disparities in transplant access, according to research presented at The Liver Meeting.