Health Disparity

The HHS announced more than $155 million in awards for primary care and dental residency programs through the Health Resources and Services Administration, or HRSA.

Patients who were older and with more comorbidities were less likely to have discussions with their primary care providers regarding wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — Black patients are highly likely to benefit from prescription of SGLT2 inhibitors for HF, but they are less commonly prescribed them compared with other patients, according to a speaker.

PHILADELPHIA — Black patients are highly likely to benefit from prescription of SGLT2 inhibitors for HF, but they are less commonly prescribed them compared with other patients, according to a speaker.

LONDON — The Gender-Equity Model for Liver Allocation and its sodium-corrected variant were better predictors of mortality or delisting in patients awaiting liver transplantation and may correct gender disparities, according to research.

Racial and ethnic biases in pulse oximetry accuracy may have resulted in delays and unrecognized eligibility for COVID-19 therapies among Black and Hispanic patients, according to results of a cohort study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

New lung cancer screening guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which lowered the age for inclusion and intensity of smoking to qualify as high risk, resulted in an increase in the proportion of Black individuals screened.

Among hospitals performing transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve therapies, those involved in clinical trials had fewer socioeconomically disadvantaged patients than those not involved, researchers reported.

Among adults with COPD, poorer sleep quality may contribute to risk for future exacerbations, according to new data published in Sleep.

An updated MELD 3.0 amends existing sex-based disparities in access to liver transplantation among women, according to a presenter at the American Transplant Congress 2022.