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August 08, 2023
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Levin to step down as CEO, medical director of APA in May 2024

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.

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August 04, 2023
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Collaborative efforts between CDC, ADCES designed to increase access to diabetes services

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.

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August 04, 2023
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Q&A: ABGH summit spotlights mentorship, ‘handing the baton’ to future leaders in GI

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.

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August 03, 2023
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VIDEO: Access to care, racial diversity in clinical trials needed to improve IBD outcomes

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.

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July 20, 2023
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Despite narrowing the gap, racial disparities persist in liver transplantation, mortality

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.

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July 11, 2023
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Only 25% of patients with cirrhosis receive transplant referrals at safety-net hospitals

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.

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July 07, 2023
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Q&A: $10 million initiative seeks to address misuse of race in medicine

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.

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July 07, 2023
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Housing instability factors into cost of care after TAVR

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.

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June 30, 2023
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Collaboration, community engagement key to shifting trends in CRC screening, outcomes

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.

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June 28, 2023
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VIDEO: ‘Stand with Rainbows in Gastro’ against transgender bathroom laws

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.

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