Why Health Equity Matters

The exposure to racist acts of gun violence is a mental health concern, local mental health professionals say.

Independent pharmacy owners and health experts want to streamline the distribution of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill.

A Penn study shows pandemic-era telehealth eliminated inequity in the rate of Black patients making it to primary care appointments after hospitalization.

Pop-up clinics and low-tech sign-ups provided a road map for equitable mass vaccination. Now, the health system is planning for what’s next.

Population-level and familial risks exist for inherited cancer disorders. Diversifying the genetic counseling field is one solution.

A shortage of primary care physicians is projected in New Jersey. A new program offers scholarships to low-income students to pursue those careers.

A new research center from Penn Medicine wants to create new solutions and resources for those in need.

Breast screening rates have dropped during the pandemic in communities of color. A health system is bringing mammograms directly to women in need.

The lack of racial and ethnic diversity in bone marrow transplant registries can have life-threatening consequences.

With no standardized survey available to measure patient experiences with racism, some researchers are turning to Yelp to do the work.

Amputation rates have long been higher in rural America. But in cities, the highest rates are associated with poverty and being Black, a new study shows.

The findings of a new study from the University of Pennsylvania challenge past, smaller studies that found Black women face a greater genetic risk than white women.

Black women historically had the lowest rates of breastfeeding initiation, but new data shows that’s changing. Community support makes the difference.

For years, national medical guidelines have defined anemia differently for Black patients. A new study shows this could be increasing birth disparities.

Even with uniform access to medication and insurance, patients of color at the VA were less likely to get standard-of-care meds for atrial fibrillation.