An analysis of county-level data revealed progress in reducing premature cardiac deaths in began to decline in 2011, with significant disparities among counties, according to research published in the...
Quality data on race, ethnicity, and gender is needed to reduce disparities in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, according to a report from researchers at the Medical College of Georgia.
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Newly identified gene variants could possibly lead to precision medicine prostate cancer therapies specifically for black men.
Black men in the US are known to disproportionately suffer from prostate...
Significant inaccuracies exist in Medicare beneficiaries’ race and ethnicity data, which could exacerbate disparities in healthcare access and quality, according to a study published in Medical...
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) has developed a big data analytics dashboard to accurately identify communities at high risk for COVID-19 infection.
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After evaluating social determinants data and brain bank samples, researchers have found that people who live in the most disadvantaged US neighborhoods may have a higher risk of developing...
In the healthcare industry today, it is widely understood that optimal health outcomes require addressing patients’ clinical and non-clinical needs – their social determinants of...
Black men who have received heart transplants may be at increased risk for worse outcomes with COVID-19, indicating gender and racial disparities that warrant further research, according to a study...
The National Quality Minority Forum (NMQF) and Centene Corporation have launched a research partnership to evaluate the health disparities caused by COVID-19 in minority and underserved...
A team from Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine is applying data analytics techniques to previously inaccessible dental record information with the goal of improving...
In the time since the COVID-19 pandemic has hit and spread across the US, the virus has further exposed glaring health disparities and lack of quality care access experienced by particular...
Across the healthcare landscape, it is widely understood but rarely confessed that not all care is delivered equally.
In an ideal world – or just a fairer one – the medical industry would be able to seamlessly address an...
COVID-19 data gathered during the pandemic has shed light on significant healthcare disparities, revealing poorer outcomes in minority and underserved communities.
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County-level data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed staggering racial and ethnic disparities in care, with the virus disproportionately impacting black and Hispanic populations....
Black and Hispanic pediatric patients fared worse than non-Hispanic white patients during brain cancer treatment and follow-up, indicating that racial disparities have a significant impact on...
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are using artificial intelligence to reveal cellular distinctions between black and white patients with prostate cancer, and have received $3.2 million in...
Across the healthcare landscape, it is now widely understood that the social determinants of health (SDOH) have a major impact on health outcomes, care quality, and medical costs.
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Microsoft has launched a five-year, $40 million program called AI for Health, an initiative that will use artificial intelligence tools to address some of healthcare’s biggest challenges,...
A team from the University of Virginia (UVA), together with researchers from dozens of institutions around the world, will address and reduce care disparities by sequencing the genes of people across...
Advancements in genomics and precision medicine have improved healthcare’s understanding of human disease, but stakeholders will need to address disparities and increase data sharing in order to...
