By Sarai Rodriguez
May 26, 2023 – Seven community-based health centers across Hawaii have received $15 million from the Stupski Foundation to help improve health equity.
This substantial $15 million grant is part of a collaborative initiative…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
May 24, 2023 – Researchers at the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins University issued a call to action urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies to validate the…
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By Shania Kennedy
May 23, 2023 – Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms used to screen for and predict type 2 diabetes may be racially biased, which could perpetuate health disparities, according to a study published last week…
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By Shania Kennedy
May 04, 2023 – Researchers have found that missing data on socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical factors may negatively impact health equity for pediatric patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE).
The findings were described…
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology in medical imaging has the potential to revolutionize healthcare but also carries potential pitfalls. Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that most AI algorithms used in…
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By Sarai Rodriguez April 25, 2023 – Race data collection is critical to understanding and addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, stated researchers from the United States Census.
However, there is significant variation in the completeness…
By Sara Heath April 25, 2023 – To truly get a handle on the racial health disparities that opened up during the COVID-19 pandemic, take a look at the years of life lost, Kaiser Family…
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The U.S. maternal mortality rate is increasing, particularly for Black women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Aetna Better Health of Maryland, part of CVS Health, is working to change that…
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The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability, a collection of the nation’s largest non-profit health data organizations, released the CSRI Health Data Utility Maturity Model last week at the HIMSS23 conference and exhibition.CSRI aims to…
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By Mark Melchionna April 24, 2023 – A new pilot program from Aetna Better of Maryland and Mae is looking to eliminate maternal health disparities through doula support and engagement tools. According to Gayle Jordan-Randolph,…
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