High Rates of "Deaths of Despair" Observed Among White Americans
February 7th 2024While White individuals are less likely to suffer from severe psychological distress, findings showed White individuals are more likely to experience “deaths of despair” when compared with Black and Hispanic individuals in the US.
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Health Equity and Access Weekly Roundup: February 3, 2024
February 3rd 2024The Center on Health Equity and Access provides real-time updates, shares cutting-edge research, and supports continuous efforts dedicated to tackling health care disparities and enhancing widespread access to high-quality health services.
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Depression in Heart Failure: Data Support Psychotherapy or Medication Intervention
February 1st 2024The findings not only underscore the efficacy of 2 major interventions—Behavioral Activation Psychotherapy (BA) and Antidepressant Medication Management (MEDS)—but also support patient autonomy in choosing their preferred path to mental well-being.
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Health Equity and Access Weekly Roundup: January 27, 2024
January 27th 2024The Center on Health Equity and Access delivers current updates, highlights breakthroughs in research, and ongoing endeavors committed to addressing healthcare inequalities and improving universal access to exceptional health care.
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Extended Study Shows Consistent Safety, Efficacy in Complex Mental Health Treatment
January 24th 2024Topline results from a pivotal phase 3, open-label extension study showcase the long-term safety and efficacy of olanzapine and samidorphan (Lybalvi) in patients with schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, or bipolar I disorder.
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New Study Series Addresses Racial Inequities in Pediatric Care, Need for Policy Reform
January 17th 2024The findings demonstrate the critical need for immediate policy reforms to tackle structural racism and promote equitable pediatric care in the US for children regardless of race or ethnicity.
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Health Equity and Access Weekly Roundup: January 13, 2024
January 13th 2024The Center on Health Equity and Access provides up-to-date news, showcases research advancements, and ongoing initiatives dedicated to tackling healthcare disparities and enhancing overall accessibility to outstanding care.
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Rethinking Workplace Well-Being: Individual-Level Interventions Found to Be Ineffective
January 10th 2024While individual interventions have become popular among employers to enhance workplace well-being, a new study shows interventions may have to take place on an organizational level to be effective.
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Breaking Barriers in Bleeding Disorders: Experts Call for More Data on Women
January 8th 2024“These autosomal diseases, from an inheritance standpoint, affect men and women equally, but because of their impact on the gynecological system and menses, women are often affected much more than men," hematologist Donna DiMichele, MD, explains.
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Health Equity and Access Weekly Roundup: January 6, 2023
January 6th 2024The Center on Health Equity and Access delivers current news, highlights research advancements, and continuous initiatives focused on addressing health care disparities and improving overall accessibility to exceptional care.
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Top 5 Most-Read Articles From the Center of Health Equity and Access 2023
December 25th 2023The top articles of 2023 addressed key issues such as representation gaps in aRCC research, concerns about the 340B program's impact on asthma disparities, slow adoption of equity innovations, potential biases in type 2 diabetes risk models, and addressing disparities in psoriasis treatment based on race and culture.
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Health Plan Design: Employers as the Architects of Health Equity
December 22nd 2023Employers, recognized as pivotal contributors to health equity, are urged to prioritize equitable benefits, address the complexity of health plans, and engage in education, data-driven interventions, and systematic measurements to comprehensively improve outcomes for diverse employee populations.
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ICYMI: Highlights From SLEEP 2023
December 21st 2023Key highlights from SLEEP 2023: long COVID-19's impact on sleep, racial disparities in sleep health, idiopathic hypersomnia prevalence, disrupted nighttime sleep's link to narcolepsy in children, and the ease of transitioning to lower-sodium oxybate in narcolepsy treatment while maintaining effectiveness.
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Dr Bruce Sherman Explores the Role of Equitable Health Benefit Design in the US
December 16th 2023"From a health benefit standpoint, specifically, the employees have to be able to access care, they have to be able to afford the care that they are going to receive, and the benefits also have to be relevant to employees," Bruce Sherman, MD explains.
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Patients With Multiple Myeloma Lack Awareness of CAR T-Cell Therapy, Research Says
December 15th 2023The results indicated that a substantial proportion of patients, particularly in rural, less educated, and elderly demographics, are insufficiently informed about novel MM treatments, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies and bispecific antibody alternatives.
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Short Sleep Duration Linked With All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Sleep Apnea
December 11th 2023New results from the Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) identified a significant association between sleep duration and all-cause mortality among individuals grappling with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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California Aims for Equity by Redefining Cancer Care
December 8th 2023Authors highlight key aspects of the California Cancer Care Equity Act, including its focus on Medi-Cal beneficiaries, the requirement for managed care plans to contract with specialized cancer centers, and the definition of complex cancers.
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Research Reveals the Role of Structural Racism in Lung Cancer Risk
December 7th 2023Spanning 22 studies, the analysis illuminated housing disparities, occupational hazards, unequal health care access, economic inequality, and discriminatory industry practices and how they collectively contribute to heightened lung cancer risks.
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