Health Disparity

NEW ORLEANS — In part 2 of this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Anne L. Peters, MD, about a nonprofit model for expanding access to diabetes care.

The NIH launched a clinical trial to assess whether dupilumab can reduce asthma exacerbations and improve lung function and symptoms in children with poorly controlled allergic asthma in low-income urban areas.

SAN FRANCISCO — Residents affected by historical redlining in California communities had worse COVID-19 outcomes, according to new data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, Osagie Ebekozien, MD, MPH, CPHQ, describes recent findings from T1D Exchange research on inequities in type 1 diabetes care.

SAN FRANCISCO — A new study highlights disparities in perceptions of health care satisfaction among Black and Hispanic patients compared with white patients, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

NEW ORLEANS— In part one of this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Anne L. Peters, MD, about using technology in underserved populations to close the diabetes treatment gap.

In a cohort of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, women were less likely than men to receive high-intensity treatment and reach LDL goals, according to data presented at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

SAN FRANCISCO — Maternal prepregnancy BMI and race/ethnicity modified associations between maternal lifetime stress and asthma in offspring, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN FRANCISCO — In urban minority children with a high asthma burden, improvement in healthcare utilization rates was tied with better asthma control, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Integrating rapid HbA1c testing within a COVID-19 testing program helped identify previously undiagnosed adults with prediabetes and diabetes in a low-income Latinx population, according to study findings.