Health Equity

Last week, experts in gastroenterology gathered for the in-person GI Outlook conference to discuss topics in practice management, including staffing challenges and the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and health disparities are brought to light around the United States, leaders in the transplant field are getting serious about the journey to health equity.

Early subclinical atherosclerosis among Black vs. Hispanic adults in a socially disadvantaged community.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion into health care practice benefits both patients and employees through improved communication, efficiency, education and care, according to a presenter at GI Outlook.

To achieve a more diverse workforce, the medical community must acknowledge and eradicate the barriers that medical students with disabilities face, according to a call to action published in Annals of Family Medicine.

Health equity and cultural competency are among the biggest topics to be highlighted at the first in-person Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists annual meeting in 3 years.

CHICAGO — Living in a formerly redlined census tract at the time of diagnosis was linked with worse all-cause and breast cancer mortality, according to a poster presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nurses can play a critical role in providing equal care to all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, age or socioeconomic status, said a presenter at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Conference.

Among U.S. adults, Black and Hispanic individuals are younger when diagnosed with hypertension compared with white individuals, according to new data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Look beyond the ABCs, toward diversity, respect and health equity, to improve prevention cardiology for the future, a speaker said at the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention.