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White House to allocate $9M for women's health
The Biden administration will allocate nearly $9 million in grants aimed at improving women's health access in 14 states and Washington, D.C. -
UChicago Medicine wins AAMC's community engagement award
The Association of American Medical Colleges has awarded UChicago Medicine and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine with the 2024 Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement. -
Physicians more likely to give Black women unnecessary C-sections: Study
To fill operating rooms and financial incentives, obstetricians are often performing unneeded cesarean sections on Black women, according to researchers who analyzed about 1 million births across 68 New Jersey hospitals. -
$1.5M Kaiser grant to create health equity playbook
Black Directors Health Equity Agenda, a Chicago-based coalition of Black board directors, seeks to address health disparities in public hospitals and community health centers with a $1.5 million grant from Kaiser Permanente. -
3 years, 25,000 patients: NYC Health + Hospitals finds success with community health workers
In just three years, NYC Health + Hospitals has addressed the social needs of more than 25,000 patients through its community health workers program. -
Race-neutral formulas show promise in kidney transplant wait lists
Changes to eliminate race-based criteria from the kidney transplant list have benefited Black candidates, Medscape reported Aug. 26. -
Cleveland Clinic accused of discrimination over DEI initiatives
Cleveland Clinic is being accused of illegally discriminating based on race by operating a program to prevent and treat strokes in minority patients, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 14. -
Northwestern Medicine awards $16.3M to 300+ Illinois agencies
Northwestern Medicine has distributed $16.3 million in grants to more than 300 local agencies in Illinois this year to address healthcare disparities identified in community health needs assessments. -
Boston Medical Center awarded for community health work
The American Hospital Association has recognized Boston Medical Center as the 2024 recipient of its Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service. -
Health equity programs that work, per MetroHealth's CEO
Healthcare systems are uniquely positioned to identify nonmedical needs and collaborate with community partners to get those needs met, Airica Steed, EdD, RN, president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth System, told Becker's. -
New care delivery models are making maternal care more accessible for people of color, qualified programs should take advantage
Kenyatta Casimir and her partner were thrilled when they found out they were pregnant—but as a Black woman, Kenyatta also felt concern. She was keenly aware that her risk of experiencing pregnancy-related complications was high. It didn’t matter that she was young, healthy, and informed. She knew that for her, having a baby in the U.S. - and in her case, twins - was a risk. Her chances of being dismissed or mistreated by her doctor and care team were high and the possibility of being referred to a specialist if needed was lower than others. -
Tampa General aims to improve transplant rates for Black patients
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital will launch a new organ transplant program in late 2024 aimed at reducing healthcare disparities faced by Black patients, ABC affiliate WFTS reported July 9. -
The imperative to improve women’s health: Assessing the status quo + opportunities to advance progress
Recent decades have marked significant strides in women’s health, with key advancements in preventive care guidelines, diagnoses, and treatments, as well as in clinical and social research. However, far more progress is needed along multiple dimensions as women continue to face serious health disparities and lack of access to timely and high-quality care. -
Kidneys from Black organ donors are discarded more frequently, even when viable
Kidneys from deceased Black organ donors are being discarded at a higher rate than other organ donors' kidneys — even when they are working, The Conversation reported June 25. -
City of Hope partners with historically Black medical school to improve diversity
Los Angeles-based City of Hope is partnering with Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, the only historically Black medical school west of the Mississippi River, to educate a more diverse workforce. -
Virginia hospital wins CMS Health Equity Award
CMS has awarded Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health with its 2024 Health Equity Award, AHA News reported May 30. -
Why do we neglect new mothers? The urgent need for maternal mental health support
Giving birth and becoming a new mother is often viewed as one of the happiest moments in a woman's life. -
The power of participation: Fostering diversity in research trials
Nationally, clinical trials have a diversity problem. -
American Cancer Society embarks on largest study of cancer risk in Black women
With the goal of enrolling more than 100,000 participants, the American Cancer Society is planning the largest U.S.-based, behavioral- and environmental-focused study on cancer risk and outcomes in Black women. -
Rush opens ED food pantry
On April 22, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago opened a food pantry in its emergency department to support patients' recovery and well-being.
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