Health Equity
Levin to step down as CEO, medical director of APA in May 2024
The American Psychiatric Association has announced that CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, MD, MPA, will step down from his role with the organization, which he has held since July 2013, effective May 31, 2024.
Collaborative efforts between CDC, ADCES designed to increase access to diabetes services
HOUSTON — New collaborative initiatives between the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists and the CDC aim to increase participation and access to diabetes self-management and education services.
Q&A: ABGH summit spotlights mentorship, ‘handing the baton’ to future leaders in GI
The American Association for Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists’ inaugural Gut Health Summit shined a light on the historical, current and future state of heath equity for Black patients with GI and liver diseases.
VIDEO: Access to care, racial diversity in clinical trials needed to improve IBD outcomes
In the latest installment of our diversity, equity and inclusion video series with ASGE, Anna H. Owings, DO, discusses racial disparities in treatment initiation and response in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Despite narrowing the gap, racial disparities persist in liver transplantation, mortality
Disparities in receipt of liver transplantation and mortality persisted over time among hospitalized Black and Hispanic patients with decompensated cirrhosis compared with their white counterparts, according to data in JAMA Network Open.
Only 25% of patients with cirrhosis receive transplant referrals at safety-net hospitals
Nearly 75% of patients with end-stage liver disease in safety-net hospitals were not referred for liver transplant evaluation, mostly due to active alcohol use or insurance issues, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.
Q&A: $10 million initiative seeks to address misuse of race in medicine
The Doris Duke Foundation has launched a new initiative that aims to address the misuse of race in clinical equations.
Housing instability factors into cost of care after TAVR
Residential instability, a component of neighborhood social deprivation included in the Ontario Marginalization Index, was associated with increased health care costs after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, researchers reported.
Collaboration, community engagement key to shifting trends in CRC screening, outcomes
The rising incidence of colorectal cancer among young adult patients is disturbing but not surprising.
VIDEO: ‘Stand with Rainbows in Gastro’ against transgender bathroom laws
In a Healio video exclusive, Laura Targownik, MD, FRCPC, urged gastroenterology societies to limit hosting conferences or events in states that have passed “bathroom laws” and other laws targeting transgender and gender nonconforming people.