Health Equity

The editorial team of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes issued a statement urging scientific journals to address racial/ethnic disparities prevalent in health science research, particularly CV trials.

Skin barrier structure differs between racial and ethnic groups, leading to a need for specialized treatment approaches, according to a poster presented at the South Beach Symposium Medical Dermatology Summit.

The National Kidney Foundation has launched a health equity advisory committee, an endeavor designed to reduce disparities in health care and promote community health and social justice, according to a press release.

The American Heart Association announced its commitment to a series of investments addressing social determinants of health and the barriers to achieving health equity for all communities.

Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children were less likely to undergo radiography, CT, ultrasonography and an MRI during ED visits than non-Hispanic white children, an analysis of more than 13 million ED visits showed.

As ASCO president, Lori J. Pierce, MD, FASTRO, FASCO, has strived to promote equity of care in the field of oncology.

Current events have demonstrated the ongoing need for health care providers to strive for more equitable delivery of care to all patients.

The ACP published a position paper that contains a framework for recognizing, confronting and removing disparities in health and health care that individuals face based on their race, ethnicity and religious and/or cultural identities.

A new grant program, sponsored by the ABIM, ACP and other groups, intends to help the health care community “promote trust and create a more equitable health system.”

Four of the five top stories in cardiology last week were based on presentations from the virtual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.