Health Equity

The American Diabetes Association and Genentech have partnered to reduce inequities in eye care treatment to help those with diabetes gain equal access to the care they need.

Vanessa B. Sheppard, PhD, received American Cancer Society’s 2022 Researcher of the Year Award.

Olalekan Ajayi, PharmD, MBA, has been elected president of Association of Community Cancer Centers for 2023-2024.

For the entirety of March, the gastroenterology community has celebrated National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to encourage individuals to learn more about the highly preventable cancer and to increase screening.

PHILADELPHIA — Mitigating disparities in health equity for eye care patients requires community outreach and improvements in health care infrastructure, as well as more understanding of the root causes, according to a speaker here.

The number of discarded deceased donor kidneys increased in the United States between 2018 and 2022, according to data published in Kidney International Reports.

Paul L. Douglass, MD, MACC, FSCAI, has long been an advocate for working toward eliminating disparities in CV care and achieving health equity in cardiology.

In a Healio video exclusive, Ugo Iroku, MD, previewed the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists’ upcoming event on early-onset colorectal cancer and the disparities in screening and care that Black patients face.

The Lieber Institute for Brain Development received a $1 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to fund efforts to promote racial equity in neuroscience, according to an institute press release.

Just in time for National Kidney Month, the American Kidney Fund has launched a new website to improve health equity especially among patients from underrepresented groups, according to the press release.