#healthcare-disparities

#healthcare-disparities

Eugenia Millender's nursing career is driven by personal experiences with healthcare disparities and a commitment to health equity.

Restrictions on gender-affirming care are a significant concern at state and national levels.

Federal protections for LGBTQ+ health could be impacted by upcoming elections.

The Black Mamas Matter Alliance's annual event emphasizes disparities faced by Black women in childbirth and advocates for necessary changes in healthcare policies.

The administration seeks to enhance patient protections in Medicare Advantage plans against retroactive denial of claims and ensure equitable AI use in healthcare.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing revealed medical racism that raises alarm over his potential role as health official.

Racial disparities in Medicaid disenrollment post-COVID-19 Public Health Emergency found in study led by Kranti Rumalla.

The defunding of organizations like Planned Parenthood risks deepening healthcare disparities and undermines access for low-income Americans.

Secured $2.7 million federal funding for maternal and child health network in Brooklyn

The author survived triple-negative breast cancer due to attentive healthcare, highlighting disparities in women's health access and treatment.

The medical gender gap has led to overlooked symptoms and misdiagnosis in women's health.

Mobile clinics like UniMovil are vital in providing women's health care, especially contraception, to underserved rural areas in Texas.

Women in the U.S. face significant disparities in healthcare access and outcomes compared to their counterparts in other countries.

Advocacy for discussing women's reproductive health openly and without shame.

Women and girls in the UK with gynaecological conditions face inadequacies in medical care due to systemic misogyny and stigma.

Personal accounts reveal the struggles of being dismissed and inadequately treated for severe reproductive pain.

Patients in low-income neighborhoods face challenges filling opioid prescriptions, revealing healthcare disparities.

One Brooklyn Health is leading efforts to remove race from kidney function assessments, but challenges remain due to systemic health disparities.

Access to bariatric interventions in the NHS is inconsistent, creating inequalities and impacting efforts to combat obesity across the UK.

Medical bias results in significant disparities in treatment and diagnosis between men and women.

Female patients in hospital emergency departments experience delayed access to painkillers and medical care compared to male patients due to gender bias.

Sickle-cell disease causes inflammation, pain, and blocked blood flow due to misshapen red blood cells.

Racism and lack of empathy in healthcare pose barriers to adequate pain management for sickle-cell patients.

Amari Marsh's case exemplifies the troubling intersection of pregnancy loss, criminalization, and systemic disparities in reproductive healthcare for Black women.

Black women are increasingly utilizing doulas to address healthcare disparities.

Doulas offer physical and emotional support before, during, and after childbirth.

Maimonides Medical Center addresses healthcare disparities by providing advanced heart failure treatment with L.V.A.D., enhancing patient quality of life in Brooklyn.

Genetically edited pig kidney transplanted into a living person for the first time at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Surgery offers hope for addressing kidney transplant shortage and inequity.

The Evening of Research by Maimonides Health highlighted innovative academic work addressing healthcare disparities and advancing medical knowledge, with winners focusing on healthcare inequities.

Healthcare in America is deeply unequal, leading to disparities in access and experiences, potentially worsening in the future.

Delays in opening healthcare clinics due to COVID-19 restrictions and supply chain issues.

Community members in Del Valle have been waiting for essential health services for years.

Central Health and CommUnityCare collaboration aims to address healthcare disparities in low-income areas.

Racism in healthcare leads to misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment for marginalized groups.

Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $600 million to four historically Black medical schools to support diversification, growth, and stability.

Health Equity Week educates on healthcare disparities and solutions

Event hosted by McGaw Medical Center featuring national healthcare equity leaders

Implicit bias training in medical education is a contentious issue in California.

Legal challenge raises questions about mandatory implicit bias discussion in continuing medical education courses.

Attending physicians at a health care provider responded less to patient portal messages from Black patients compared to white patients.

There were differences in response rates based on race, with white patients receiving a higher percentage of responses from attending physicians.

Black menopausal women are significantly less likely to be on hormone replacement therapy compared to white women.

Racial and ethnic minorities with lung cancer experience higher intensity of end-of-life care compared to white patients.

Genetically engineered pig kidney successfully transplanted into a man.

Potential for genetically engineered pig organs to address organ shortage and diversity disparities.

Outdated medical test may have impacted Black kidney transplant candidates' need for a transplant.