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Health disparities (also called healthcare inequality in some countries) refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and socioeconomic groups.

Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist

Days typically start early for patients undergoing opioid addiction treatment at Denver Recovery Group's six methadone clinics in Colorado.

3 Mar 2022

Peer-led online communities effective in increasing HIV self-testing among MSM of color

A new University of California, Irvine-led study, called the HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education) HIV study, revealed that using peer-led online communities was successful in increasing HIV self-testing and reducing alcohol consumption among Latinx and African American MSM (men who have sex with men).

28 Feb 2022

Oral health disparities persist and pose a major global public health threat, experts say

Americans' oral health has improved over the last two decades, but disparities in oral health have stubbornly persisted and pose a major global public health threat, write National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Director Rena N. D'Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D., Science Advisor to the President and former National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., in a new perspective published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Feb 2022

Health care firms were pushed to confront racism. Now some are investing in Black startups.

Marcus Whitney stands out in Nashville's $95 billion health care sector as an investor in startups. In addition to co-founding a venture capital firm, he's organized an annual health tech conference and co-founded the city's professional soccer club.

25 Feb 2022

COVID-19–related discrimination more prevalent among racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S.

People from all major racial and ethnic minority population groups in the United States report experiencing more COVID-19-related discrimination than white adults, a new study shows.

24 Feb 2022

Study links lower acculturation levels with worse cognitive function in older Hispanics

A new study on culture and cognition found that long-term Hispanic immigrants who were less acculturated to the U.S. performed significantly worse on cognitive function tests than their highly acculturated peers.

22 Feb 2022

Study describes trajectories of insomnia symptoms from childhood through young adulthood

Children with insomnia symptoms are likely to persist with them as young adults and are significantly more likely to develop an insomnia disorder in early adulthood compared to children who do not have difficulty sleeping, according to new research led by scientists at Penn State College of Medicine.

17 Feb 2022

Smartphone-based COVID-19 detection system

In this interview, we speak to Professor Michael Mahan about his latest research which aimed to bring low-cost, state-of-the-art diagnostics to resource-limited settings.

17 Feb 2022

Study finds alarmingly low percentage of Chinese youth engaging in positive heart health behaviors

Many children and adolescents in China have less than ideal cardiovascular health, including low rates of physical activity and unhealthy diet, according to a study in JACC: Asia.

15 Feb 2022

Improving social support may help reduce cardiovascular disease and death in older American Indians

Improving social support and connectedness could not only lower depression symptoms but also help reduce cardiovascular disease and death in older American Indians, according to a new analysis.

14 Feb 2022

Cancer patients undergoing active treatment may be more vulnerable to COVID-19-related misinformation

Cancer patients undergoing active treatment were more likely to believe misinformation related to COVID-19 than those without a history of cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University.

12 Feb 2022

New collaborative center aims to address health disparities in multiple chronic diseases

A multi-institutional group in New York City has united to address health disparities in multiple chronic diseases through a new collaborative center.

11 Feb 2022

Gene variants associated with acute kidney injury in Black veterans hospitalized with COVID-19

Gene variants increased the risk of acute kidney injury and death in veterans of African ancestry who were hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

10 Feb 2022

U.S. workers experience clusters of socioeconomic vulnerabilities to COVID-19

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people's physical and mental health and has caused economic hardship. However, this adversity has disproportionately hurt certain populations - including essential workers and women - deepening existing disparities.

10 Feb 2022

Integrated NHS and adult social care sector could improve care for all

Patients will receive better, more joined-up care under new plans announced today to improve the links between health and social care.

9 Feb 2022

NHS in England set to trial a new approach for ethical adoption of AI in healthcare

Biases in artificial intelligence will aim to be eradicated in a world first as the NHS in England trials a new approach to the ethical adoption of AI in healthcare.

8 Feb 2022

Most online prostate cancer content lacks Black and Latinx representation, study reports

Despite their higher risks of advanced prostate cancer, Black and Latinx men are under-represented on websites and in online videos providing information and education regarding prostate cancer, reports a study in The Journal of Urology, an official journal of the American Urological Association.

4 Feb 2022

Government announces two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities

Plans to enable people across the country to live longer, healthier lives are moving forward with the government's announcement of leads for two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities.

4 Feb 2022

CDC report underscores the need to address social determinants that contribute to HIV disparities in the U.S.

Despite overall progress in reducing HIV transmission in the United States, HIV continues to affect some groups more than others due to longstanding and ingrained barriers.

3 Feb 2022

Study: Vast majority of older refugees living in Canada report being in good physical health

Although Canada receives thousands of refugees each year, there has been little research on their health as they age. A new study published recently in the International Journal of Aging and Human Development found that the vast majority of older refugees living in Canada report being in good physical health (82%).

25 Jan 2022