Health Disparity

Pregnant women living in rural counties of the United States were more likely to deliver before 39 weeks’ gestation compared with those living in non-rural counties, according to a retrospective cohort study.

Addressing the racial disparities that continue to plague health care requires “continuous” work, as well as holding certain providers’ “feet to the fire,” said a presenter at the 2022 Association of Women in Rheumatology annual conference.

In the United States, gout is more prevalent among Black adults than white adults, as well as among men compared with women, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

BALTIMORE — In this video exclusive, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHS, about historical drivers of health inequities in diabetes and obesity and specific actions providers can take today.

HHS and the American Society of Nephrology launched a new KidneyX prize that began accepting submissions on Aug. 11, 2022.

The American Heart Association in July installed Michelle A. Albert, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, as its 86th president, the first woman of color and Black woman to serve as its highest volunteer medical officer.

CHICAGO — Living in a formerly redlined census tract at the time of diagnosis was linked with worse all-cause and breast cancer mortality, according to a poster presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — Healio spoke with Clement A. Adebamowo, MD, ScD, about his poster presentation at ASCO Annual Meeting regarding breast cancer subtype testing in Nigeria.

U.S. adults living in project-based, federally subsidized housing were less likely to have uncontrolled diabetes than their peers wait-listed for the housing program, according to study data.

A community-based oncology consortium effectively gathered nearly 2,000 unique genomic data sets from Black patients with cancer residing in Black Belt states, according to study results.