Health Equity

In the latest installment of Healio’s diversity, equity and inclusion series with ASGE, Elizabeth Paine, MD, outlines how having clear and thorough parental leave policies promotes inclusivity and job retention in gastroenterology.

A reexamination of factoring race into clinical equations for patient care will require changes at each step of the algorithm life cycle, according to an expert.

BOSTON — Food insecurity in adolescents is “very tightly associated” with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, which may result from not being able to eat or purchase a balanced meal, according to a researcher.

Although body mass index has long been used in clinical practice, many have recently questioned its effectiveness as a standalone measure for obesity.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The outgoing ACG president delivered his address at the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, highlighting the college’s many achievements and ongoing collegiality, as well as his personal gratitude to colleagues.

HOUSTON — A mobile health program that includes home visits from a health coach may be able to reduce racial and ethnic disparities and improve HbA1c for Black and Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes, according to two speakers.

The National Kidney Foundation has named recipients of its Health Equity Community Engagement Award, a grant program to provide funding for research to address kidney health disparities.

DALLAS — In this Healio video exclusive, Marshall Chin, MD, MPH, discussed the importance of measuring sex, gender identity and sexual orientation for advancing health equity.

Gastrointestinal disease often presents differently in pediatric patients, and providers must be aware of even subtle symptoms, such as changes in stool pattern or lags in growth and development, Dedrick Moulton, MD, told Healio.

In a Healio video exclusive, Lina M. Felípez, MD, highlights the importance of minority participation and inclusivity in research to improve clinical outcomes among underrepresented populations.