Health Equity

In this Healio video exclusive, Crohn’s patient advocate Madhura Balasubramaniam discusses how care interventions are often unaffordable and unattainable for the average South Asian patient with inflammatory bowel disease.

Although roughly 77% of older adults globally have been vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers found wide disparities in vaccination rates based on income levels.

World Cancer Day is observed annually on Feb. 4.

World Cancer Day will be observed Feb. 4.

Stigmatization of patients with obesity can affect access to quality health care as well as their comfort and trust in practitioners, while also perpetuating misdiagnosis and “negligent medicine,” researchers and nutritionists report.

DENVER — Depression was associated with higher social vulnerability in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease and was largely influenced by socioeconomic and minority status, according to data at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

Multilevel interventions, such as standardizing the evaluation process, utilizing telehealth improved access to kidney transplantation for African Americans, according to data published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

In a Healio video exclusive, Jacqueline Gaulin, winner of the 2022 Healio Patient Voice Award, discusses her ongoing efforts to improve patient access to digestive health care and expertise.

Adults with a history of incarceration had a higher risk for developing chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes than those who were never incarcerated, highlighting a need for targeted interventions, according to researchers.

When the founders of Scrubs & Heels created the Matrix Mentorship Program in 2022, they wanted to elevate the careers of female gastroenterologists by going beyond traditional mentorship and focusing on a broader definition of success.