Progress in Achieving Health Equity Requires Attention to Root Causes
The root causes of health disparities must be examined by individuals, government organizations, and patient advocacy organizations to make real progress toward health equity. Here’s a look at where things stand with health equity and root causes that are being addressed.
Medical Illustrations Working Toward Health Equity
Does my body look normal? What does a dark-skinned baby with jaundice look like? Does skin cancer look different on dark skin? Learn about medical illustration and perception issues and solutions working toward diverse representation for all.
Renal Medullary Carcinoma Patient Profile Part 2
Lamar Valentina shares part two of his RMC patient journey, from being diagnosed shortly before he turned 35 to starting treatment two weeks later.
Renal Medullary Carcinoma Patient Profile Part 1
Lamar Valentina shares his RMC patient journey, from being diagnosed shortly before he turned 35 to starting treatment two weeks later.
Preeclampsia and BIPOC Pregnancy: Advocating for Yourself
Awareness must be increased about preeclampsia, a critical medical issue during and sometimes after pregnancy. Here’s a look at preeclampsia and potential risks to BIPOC and underserved patient pregnancy.
How Do Sickle Cell Disease and APOL1 Impact FSGS?
Sickle cell disease is listed in some research as a cause of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and APOL1 kidney disease treatments are under research. Here’s a look at FSGS and the APOL1 gene and how they relate to SCD and other conditions.
What Is a Decentralized Clinical Trial? What BIPOC Patients Should Know
Decentralized clinical trials offer many advantages over traditional clinical trial models, but what are DCTs exactly? Here’s a look at clinical trials and BIPOC patients, DCTs, and what decentralized clinical trials can mean for BIPOC patients.
Improvements in Enhancing Clinical Trial Diversity
Diversity in clinical trials has been a topic of interest at Diverse Health Hub (DHH). Increasing diversity in clinical trials helps investigators to further improve and refine treatments for underrepresented patient groups. Here’s a look at U.S. efforts for improvements in enhancing clinical trial diversity.
Ancestry and the Prevalence of Cancer-Associated Genetic Alterations
What have researchers learned about ancestry and the prevalence of cancer-associated genetic alterations? Here’s a look at some recent findings from the AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022.
COVID-19 Infection Risk and Omicron in Children
Have you ever wondered if food allergies or other health conditions serve as a protective factor against health risks? Here’s a look at the findings of the Human Epidemiology and Response to SARS-CoV-2 (HEROS) study.
Long-Haul COVID-19 and POTS, What Do We Know?
Here’s a look a long-haul COVID-19 and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) – what’s known about them and research and treatments for helping patients restore their quality of life.
Designing Sustainable and Healthy Communities
Healthy Community Design was a concept that could break down the barriers between communities and their necessities by establishing convenience to schools, healthcare facilities, and other benefits that should be accessible.
Examining an Outcomes-Focused Approach to Digital Health
Digital health has come to the forefront of healthcare since 2020. Here’s a current look at digital health and potential advancements and risks for the future.
Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Access and Resources Around the World
Sickle cell disease (SCD) care is not always easy to locate, and we at DHH want to continue our efforts working toward health equity for SCD patients. Here’s a look at sickle cell disease resources outside the U.S. along with a research update.
Overcoming Barriers to Equitable Care With Medical Lab Tests Series
We hope to help reduce the estimated 40,000 to 80,000 annual deaths due to preventable diagnostic errors. Here’s a look at some recent efforts toward equitable access and education efforts in clinical laboratory medicine.
Rx for Community Wellness and Achieving Equitable Care
Culturally competent whole person care is critical in work to reduce health inequities. Here’s a look at the Rx for Community Wellness program.
Could Your Implicit Racial Bias Be Harming Your Patients?
This article provides an overview of the existence and role of racism in healthcare, how it manifests, and its negative impact on the healthcare of people in racial and ethnic groups — resulting in health disparities.
What Is Unconscious Bias in Healthcare?
This article provides an overview of the existence and role of unconscious bias in healthcare, how it manifests, and its negative impact on the healthcare of people in racial and ethnic groups — resulting in health disparities.
What Is Health Disparity vs. Health Equity?
This article provides an overview of health disparity and health equity and their impacts on the healthcare of patients.
What Is Age Bias in Healthcare?
This article provides an overview of the existence and role of age bias in healthcare, how it manifests, and its negative impact on the healthcare of patients — resulting in health disparities.