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Exploring the Effects of Policy and Environmental Factors on Health Outcomes

Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD discusses how historical government policies impact health outcomes more than 90 years later and the need to understand external and internal environments to transform the delivery of healthcare.

9/21/2023 By Daniel Simon, MD and Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD

Safety Net in Jeopardy for Both Patients and Hospitals

May 2023

5/24/2023

Community-Engaged Research Combats Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer

Cynthia Owusu, MD and Randy Vince, MD discuss how they help improve the social determinants of health and health disparities for African American men and women with prostate and breast cancers.

4/20/2023 By Daniel Simon, MD and Cynthia Owusu, MD

Balanced, Healthier Lives with the Science of CINEMA

Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD and Ian Neeland, MD discuss CINEMA, a center of excellecence that advances clinical excellence, promotes team science, and impacts the standard of care for patients with cardiometabolic disease.

2/16/2023 By Daniel Simon, MD, Ian Neeland, MD, and Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD

Pandemic Dramatically Worsens Racial Disparities in Heart Disease Deaths, UH Study Finds

UH Clinical Update | January 2023

1/12/2023 By UH

1930s 'Redlining' Connected to Poor Health Outcomes Today

New study from UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute shows link between historical redlining and increase in contemporary cardiometabolic health risk factors

7/19/2022

The Case for Screening Surgery Patients for Low Health Literacy

New study finds low health literacy lengthens hospital stays and increases use of post-acute resources for cancer surgery patients, but has potential for mitigation with early identification and intervention - UH Clinical Update | April 2022

3/31/2022 By UH