January 2024

Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, has launched the Stand for H.E.R. – A Health Equity Revolution Breast Cancer Impact Report. This transformative report not only exposes …

New birth data from 2022 shows that racial and geographic inequities in maternal and infant health outcomes in the United States remain stubbornly high, despite increased focus on addressing these …

A common breast cancer test may be leading to inappropriate treatment recommendations for some Black women, potentially causing them to forgo beneficial chemotherapy, according to new research from the University …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved AvertD, the first genetic test designed to identify individuals at elevated risk for developing opioid use disorder (OUD), a condition that …

Research published in the Jan. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals significant health disparities in cardiometabolic diseases among disaggregated …

A new study reveals that racial disparities continue to impact treatment for multiple myeloma patients, with African Americans less likely to receive timely care than white patients.Researchers analyzed Medicare data …

Native American communities in the U.S. face the highest suicide rates, yet culturally relevant interventions remain scarce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that non-Hispanic Indigenous people …

A significant number of multiple myeloma patients are refusing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), a standard-of-care treatment known to improve survival, according to a study led by Dr. Chakra …

Racial disparities continue to affect the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), particularly among non-Hispanic African American (NHAA) patients, who are twice as likely to develop and die from the disease …

Revised lung cancer screening guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) have reduced disparities between Black and White individuals, but disparities among other racial and ethnic groups remain, …