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Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure May Influence Childhood Obesity Risk

July 14th 2025

Prenatal exposure to air pollution was associated with childhood obesity risk in a recent study, highlighting the urgent need for environmental health awareness.

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Gaps in Arthritis Subtype Awareness Highlight Health Literacy Disparities Among US Adults

July 10th 2025

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Disparities Persist Despite Declining US Ovarian Cancer Death Rates

July 9th 2025

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The Double-Edged Sword of Artificial Sweeteners

July 4th 2025

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Sun Exposure Risks Brought to Light During UV Safety Awareness Month

July 1st 2025

Continuing Medical Education
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July 20th 2025

The Economics of Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis: Balancing Equity and Access in Resource Allocation

1 Credit / Cardiology, Neurology
July 20th 2025

Closing Gaps in CLL Care: Managed Care Insights and Strategies

1.5 Credit / Hematologic Cancer, Oncology
July 20th 2025

ASH Annual Meeting Coverage: Highlighting the Recent Updates in TKI Use in the Treatment of CML – Insights and Application for Managed Care

1.0 Credit / Oncology, Hematology, Hematologic Cancer
July 20th 2025

Advancing Immunotherapy in Endometrial Cancer: A Managed Care Perspective on Personalized Care

1.5 Credits / Gynecologic Cancer, Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Oncology, Women's Health
July 20th 2025

Overcoming Operational and Clinical Barriers in Multiple Myeloma: Managed Care Strategies for Antibody-Based Regimens

1.5 Credits / Hematologic Cancer, Hematology, Oncology

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Similar Barriers Impact Population Health and Cancer Care Access, Panel Says
February 21st 2023

Similar Barriers Impact Population Health and Cancer Care Access, Panel Says

Rose McNulty
Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP.
February 21st 2023

Dr Joneigh Khaldun: CVS Health's Community Equity Alliance Aims to Improve Health Care for Underserved Populations

Matthew Gavidia Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP
Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, vice president and chief health equity officer for CVS Health, speaks on the goals of the Community Equity Alliance in improving health care disparities, particularly for cardiovascular health and mental health outcomes, within underserved communities.
Paul G. Alexander, MD, MPH.
February 15th 2023

Population Health Strategies to Advance Health Equity: A Q&A With Dr Paul G. Alexander

Matthew Gavidia Paul G. Alexander, MD, MPH
Paul G. Alexander, MD, MPH, executive vice president and chief health equity and transformation officer, RWJBarnabas Health, speaks on strategies his organization implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to address continuity of care and communication challenges in underserved communities and further efforts to improve health equity.
Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN.
February 9th 2023

Dr Kirk Campbell Discusses Mount Sinai’s Educational Research, Clinical Initiatives on Health Equity

Matthew Gavidia
Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN, Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, spoke on educational initiatives implemented by Mount Sinai to train resident physicians, medical students, and senior faculty on health equity, as well as further research efforts to address disparities.
Black male patient.
February 7th 2023

Bloodstream Infection Risk Associated With Race, SES Among Patients on Hemodialysis

Matthew Gavidia
Data released in the CDC’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report indicate that patients with end-stage kidney disease on hemodialysis who are Black, Hispanic/Latino, or of lower socioeconomic status (SES) are at greater risk of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, with Hispanic/Latino ethnicity cited as an independent risk factor.
Black nurse and patient.
February 4th 2023

NCCN Launches Pilot Project Aiming to Measure, Implement Health Equity in Cancer Care Practices

Matthew Gavidia
Five leading academic cancer centers are assessing the feasibility of implementing the Health Equity Report Card pilot project as a tool that can both meaningfully and feasibly measure and report on equitable care practices.
graphic depicting global medicine
January 31st 2023

US Has Highest Infant, Maternal Mortality Rates Despite the Most Health Care Spending

Justina Petrullo
The United States possesses the highest infant and maternal mortality rates compared with any other high-income country, even though it spends the most on health care.
Richard L. Martin III, MD, MPH.
January 26th 2023

Dr Richard L. Martin III Discusses Priorities for Health Equity, Community Engagement at Tennessee Oncology

Matthew Gavidia
Richard L. Martin III, MD, MPH, spoke on the goals he has in his new role as medical director of health equity and community engagement at Tennessee Oncology, and what lessons he has learned so far in providing care to underserved communities.
Paul G. Alexander, MD, MPH.
January 24th 2023

Dr Paul Alexander Discusses RWJBarnabas’ Strategies to Identifying, Reducing Health Disparities for Underserved Populations

Matthew Gavidia
Paul G. Alexander, MD, MPH, executive vice president and chief health equity and transformation officer, RWJBarnabas Health, spoke on population health management strategies employed by his organization to identify and address health disparities in the communities they serve.
headshot for N. Benjamin Fredrick, MD
January 23rd 2023

Health Equity Decision-making: A Q&A With Dr N. Benjamin Fredrick

Matthew Gavidia N. Benjamin Fredrick, MD
N. Benjamin Fredrick, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Penn State University College of Medicine, speaks on the key themes he presented during his session at the 2023 Health Equity Summit in San Diego, California, as well as topics related to the measurement, creation, and implementation of health equity initiatives.
Michelle Y. Williams, PhD, RN.
January 23rd 2023

Contributor: Journey to Launching a Meaningful Health Equity Strategy

Michelle Y. Williams, PhD, RN
Michelle Y. Williams, PhD, RN, of Stanford Health Care, speaks on the key themes she presented during her session at the 2023 Health Equity Summit in San Diego, California, titled, "Launching a Health Equity Strategy."
Adding Social Factors to Risk Adjustment Not Enough to Reach Health Equity, Paper Says
January 12th 2023

Adding Social Factors to Risk Adjustment Not Enough to Reach Health Equity, Paper Says

Rose McNulty
To best improve health equity, population-based payment models should both incorporate social goals and increase payment for historically marginalized communities, a recent study has found.
Doctor and patient.
January 9th 2023

Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Treatment, Mortality Risk Observed Among Hispanic Americans

Matthew Gavidia
Despite greater incidence of multiple myeloma (MM) reported among Hispanic Americans, these populations report less MM maintenance therapy, longer time from MM diagnosis to novel therapy initiation, and higher in-hospital mortality rates.
Michael Thompson, president and chief executive officer of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.
January 4th 2023

Michael Thompson on Steps Needed to Bolster Health Equity Initiatives in the Workplace

Matthew Gavidia
Michael Thompson, president and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance), addressed the current state of health equity strategies in the workplace and how employers can better address inequities in their benefit designs, programs, and policies in the near future.
What we're reading
December 22nd 2022

What We’re Reading: US Life Expectancy Drops Again; Masking Still Contentious; ED Docs Fight Private Equity

AJMC Staff
Lower US life expectancy attributed to COVID-19, drug overdoses; suggestions to mask up lack teeth even as respiratory illnesses and hospitalizations spike; emergency department (ED) doctors look to curb private equity investments in staffing firms.
Person in a wheelchair.
December 20th 2022

Parkinson Disease Incidence Substantially Greater Than Previously Reported, Study Shows

Matthew Gavidia
Incidence of Parkinson disease in North America was 50% higher than previous estimates of 60,000 diagnoses annually.
AJAC
December 15th 2022

Value-Based Primary Care Providers Try New Strategies to Improve Population Health

Allison Inserro
The dilemma of Alzheimer disease in primary care, as well as other health challenges in aging populations, was the focus of a recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event in Portland, Oregon.
AJAC
December 15th 2022

How Ochsner, Xavier Are Working Together to Make Louisiana a Healthy State

Mary Caffrey Hayden E. Klein
Leaders from Ochsner, Xavier, and their partners gathered on September 13, 2022, in New Orleans to offer an overview of the Healthy State initiative during a session of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine®.
Black patient.
December 13th 2022

Racial Disparities Shown for Delayed Diagnosis, Dermatologic Care in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Matthew Gavidia
Non-White patients with hidradenitis suppurativa reported longer delay in diagnosis than their White counterparts. In addition, Black patients did not receive dermatologic care as early in their disease course as other racial groups.
Child.
December 9th 2022

Childhood Maltreatment Associated With Atopic Disease

Matthew Gavidia
Patients exposed to childhood maltreatment were at greater risk for developing atopic disease compared with unexposed counterparts, and risk of atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis may have been attentuated by misdiagnosis.
vaccine vial with a needle
December 6th 2022

Increasing Vaccination Rates Through Culturally Competent Outreach, Care

Allison Inserro
A partnership between a university and the local Black community in San Bernadino County, California, illustrated how pharmacists can actively work to improve vaccine uptake in their communities.
Hospitalized patient.
December 6th 2022

COVID-19 Mortality Risk More Than Doubled Among Homeless Patients

Matthew Gavidia
A cross-sectional study showed that patients experiencing homelessness were at more than 2-fold greater age-adjusted mortality risk due to COVID-19 compared with the general population, with these increased risks observed across race/ethnicity and sex status.
Child vaccine.
December 3rd 2022

Gaps Remain in HPV Vaccine Coverage for Children Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Matthew Gavidia
The monthly volume of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine doses administered have returned to the level observed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic among children in an integrated health care system in California, but HPV vaccine coverage remains lower compared with prepandemic levels.
Liz Lightstone, MBBS, PhD, FRCP.
December 3rd 2022

Dr Liz Lightstone on Race and Sociodemographic Implications in Lupus Nephritis

Matthew Gavidia
Liz Lightstone, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, professor of renal medicine for the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, discussed the influence of genetics and background on the care management of lupus nephritis.
Jason Ezra Hawkes, MD, MS, FAAD.
November 18th 2022

Dr Jason Ezra Hawkes: Education on Chronic Nature, Subtypes of AD Key in Managing Diverse Patients

Matthew Gavidia
Jason Ezra Hawkes, MD, MS, FAAD, board-certified dermatologist and associate professor of dermatology at the University of California Davis in Sacramento, discussed why it is important for dermatologists to educate patients on atopic dermatitis (AD) and keep an open mind on variations in disease presentation by skin color.
diversity.
November 17th 2022

Diversity Trends Among Dermatology Resident Trainees Remain Stagnant, Worse Compared With Other Specialties

Matthew Gavidia
Representation of Black and Latinx resident trainees was shown to be worse in dermatology vs other specialties, and annual representation in dermatology remained unchanged between 2005 and 2020.
vaccine.
November 14th 2022

Examining Predictors of Vaccination Adherence for COVID-19, Influenza

Matthew Gavidia
Individuals who completed their full primary series of COVID-19 vaccination were more likely to report getting the influenza vaccine vs those who did not, and vice versa.
Jennifer Gunter, MD, OB/GYN
November 5th 2022

Dr Jen Gunter Addresses the Evolving Role of the Medical Community in Combating Health Misinformation

Matthew Gavidia Allison Inserro
Jen Gunter, MD, obstetrician and gynecologist, author, and specialist in chronic pain medicine and vulvovaginal disorders, spoke on the change in perspective regarding the medical and scientific community's role in dispelling health care misinformation on social media and in the press.
Susan E. Quaggin, MD, FASN.
November 1st 2022

Dr Susan E. Quaggin Previews Advances in Transplants, Care Delivery to Be Presented at Kidney Week 2022

Matthew Gavidia
Susan E. Quaggin, MD, FASN, president of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) for the 2021-2022 term, discussed the major focuses and breakthroughs in nephrology to be presented at Kidney Week 2022, which include novel treatments for common and rare kidney diseases, as well as efforts to address disparities for transplant and care access.
Black male patient.
October 20th 2022

Racial Disparities Shown for Influenza Hospitalizations, Vaccination Coverage

Matthew Gavidia
CDC's latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed that US adults of non-Hispanic Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic race/ethnicity exhibited significantly higher influenza hospitalization rates and lower vaccination coverage compared with White adults.
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