Health Equity

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.

CMS has awarded Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health with its 2024 Health Equity Award, AHA News reported May 30.

Giving birth and becoming a new mother is often viewed as one of the happiest moments in a woman's life. 

Nationally, clinical trials have a diversity problem.  

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. 

On April 22, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago opened a food pantry in its emergency department to support patients' recovery and well-being.