Healthcare disparities
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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.
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.
Pandemic Dramatically Worsens Racial Disparities in Heart Disease Deaths, UH Study Finds
UH Clinical Update | January 2023
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
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
Research, Outreach at UH Rainbow Addressing Disparities, Equity and Social Determinants of Health
Several projects under way to help improve outcomes for vulnerable groups - Innovations in Pediatrics | Summer 2021