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Innovative Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Program Significantly Drops Rate of Severe Hypertension Postpartum
With glaring racial disparities in maternal mortality, a program that could begin to bridge gaps in postpartum care was desperately needed.
Men Are More Likely to Die by Suicide, but Less Likely To Have Depression Diagnosis
Socialization, gender roles, race, and the way we screen for depression play a critical role in who receives adequate care for mental health issues.
Clean Socks Are Simple Way to Reach Patients Experiencing Homelessness
Upstream healthcare solutions are critical, but this essential need offers preventative treatment and relationship-building crucial to patient care.
U.S. Formula Shortage Exposes Deep-Rooted Injustices Across Industries
The infant formula shortage has impacted all babies who need it, but families who access WIC programs bear the brunt.
Can New Medication Formulations for Opioid Addiction Prevent Relapse in New Parents?
Opioid use has quadrupled in pregnancy, but effective medication options remain elusive for pregnant and breastfeeding persons.
BMC Aims to Offer Costly, One-Time Cancer Therapy To All
CAR T, a personalized cell therapy, has been a game-changer for certain blood cancers, but its high cost has been a huge barrier to equitable access.
One Addiction Counselor's Life Mission to Assist Others in Recovery
A licensed alcohol and drug counselor explores how her own experience in recovery helps her as she walks alongside others on a similar path.
'A Cure Affordable for All': What Drives Jason and Devin McCourty's Sickle Cell Disease Advocacy
Inspired by their Aunt Winnie, the McCourty twins have made a cure for sickle cell disease a driving force of their life's work off the football field
Tampon Shortage Spotlights the Vital Need for Menstrual Equity Now
Period poverty is a global issue, and it particularly affects people experiencing homelessness, who face additional stigma.
Patient Navigators Key in Closing Equity Gaps in Cancer Treatment
Historically marginalized communities are subject to delays across the spectrum of cancer care.
The "Colorado Option" Raises Concerns of LGBTQ Provider Privacy in Path to Health Equity
Allowing patients to search for providers by demographic information is a start but not a quick fix to creating culturally responsive healthcare
New Intervention Addresses Racial Disparities in Uterine Fibroid Care and Treatment
Fibroid Center aims to empower and educate Black patients through new interventions and tools
