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Medical Expert Connects Public Racism to Black Women Heart Risks
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (495+ words) A medical expert warned that public humiliation and systemic racism trigger severe cardiovascular stress in Black women during an interview broadcast on June 19, 2026, as reported by Dailycaller. Dr. Frita Fisher, a quadruple-board-certified nephrologist, discussed the physiological impact of discriminatory public…...
Mental Health Meets Art in Pune: Two-Day Festival to Tackle Stigma and Awareness
15+ hour, 59+ min ago (249+ words) Pune, 19th June 2026: A two-day Mental Health Art and Film Festival titled "Break the Silence" will be held in Pune on 19 and 20 June 2026 at the Sushruta Auditorium, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College. The Pune chapter of the festival is being…...
How Compassionate Medical Leaders Create Fairer Healthcare for Every Patient
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (981+ words) Healthcare equity means every person has a fair chance to receive quality care, no matter their income, race, location, language, age, or personal background. In modern healthcare, this goal requires more than advanced technology and skilled treatment. It also requires…...
New gift creates two endowed professorships in Indigenous Health
1+ day, 20+ min ago (358+ words) A new donation from Michael Dan (MD 1984, Hon LLD 2018) and Amira Dan (MA 2004) has established two endowed professorships at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health. This $6-million gift demonstrates the Dan family's sustained commitment to advancing…...
60 Racialized Economic Segregation as a Mediator of Racial Disparities in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (167+ words) In this Florida Cancer Data System analysis, structural racism and health insurance disadvantage together mediated nearly 8% of the racial disparity in TNBC between Black and White women. Black women experience disproportionately high rates of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive…...
59 Racialized Economic Segregation and Insurance Disadvantage as Mediators of Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (189+ words) In this Florida Cancer Data System mediation analysis, racialized economic segregation and insurance disadvantage explained 29% of the racial disparity in advanced breast cancer stage at diagnosis between Black and White women. Black women in the United States experience disproportionately high…...
How Mercy is prioritizing apps and tools that work for both patients and providers
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1873+ words) Lina Scroggins, chief product officer at St. Louis-based Mercy Health, was only hired at that multi-state health system a few months ago, but she has significant healthcare and technology experience " much of it earned over a 17-year career at Google,…...
Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention " even as rich, urban areas increasingly leave dying from cancer in the rearview
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (660+ words) Cancer in the United States experienced a dramatic turnaround in 1991. Prior to that year, cancer deaths had been increasing for decades, peaking at 215 deaths per 100, 000 people, meaning about 1 in 4 deaths were attributed to cancer. Then it began to consistently decline,…...
Leading Collaboratively for Lasting Public Health Impact
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (910+ words) Across the United States, public health systems navigate complex challenges such as rising demand, limited resources, persistent health disparities, and the need for cross-sector coordination. These challenges span health care systems, policy environments, and communities. For public health leaders, this…...
Massive study maps national medicine trends and health inequalities
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (817+ words) The team from the BHF Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK and the University of Liverpool say this type of analysis can offer opportunities for smarter and safer prescribing in their study published in the journal Nature Health....