Stroke patients face unequal access to clot-removal care; race and insurance shape transfers, even with Medicare—here’s what must change, according to Luke Messac, MD, PhD. Disparities in access to ...

The following document has been adapted from the 2006 National Healthcare Disparities Report, "Key Themes and Highlights" section. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the ...

Dr. Omer Awan, physician and public health expert, breaks down the latest data as well as health disparities associated with ...

This article presents a systematic review of US health care disparities in physician specialist access across rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology and a call to action. Objectives: ...

“Our nurses heard the clarion call on their own,” Dr. Millicent Gorham said. Medical professionals across the country are going straight from their hospital shifts to demonstrations, offering aid to ...

AI has been the talk of the healthcare industry, garnering excitement for its potential to improve patient care, as well as concern for the need to implement it ethically. But does the technology have ...

A meta-analysis of more than 20 phase 3 trials found no clear survival differences by sex or age in metastatic NSCLC but ...

People with disabilities have more difficulty accessing health care and more negative interactions with health care providers than people without disabilities, according to a Rutgers Health study. The ...

An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will examine the current state of racial and ethnic healthcare disparities in the U.S. This work will include ...

Regarding "Racial disparity in births: Black women in NJ 25% more likely to get unplanned C-section," NorthJersey.com, Sept. 16: The disparities in health care outcomes for Black women in New Jersey ...

Improvements in health care quality continue to progress at a slow rate-about 2.3 percent a year; however, disparities based on race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status and other factors persist at ...

July was Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Corpus Christi held an international potluck dinner and planned for open and honest discussions ...