The quest for gender equality in healthcare extends beyond representation; it encompasses the need to address disparities faced by women of color, especially in medicine and dentistry. I have the ...

President Trump’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are making life difficult for some public health officials, who view eliminating racial disparities as part of their mission. By ...

Laws and policies prohibiting the discussion of what the first Trump administration in 2020 labeled “divisive concepts” hamper efforts to discuss, teach, and use the best and most state-of-the-art ...

Life expectancy in the US is falling, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple sources of data also reveal growing gaps in mortality according to race. White Americans live ...

Many hospitals and health systems have integrated diversity, equity and inclusion into their workforce and patient care strategies. But now DEI is under scrutiny for both public and private ...

Despite progress in recent years, persistent gaps in research, prevention, and access to care continue to undermine women’s health and equality across Europe. This special report explores how ...

Getting the right healthcare looks different for everyone, and Premera Blue Cross knows that equal access doesn’t always lead to equally helpful care. That’s why the local, not-for-profit health plan ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – DAP Health is ending its annual Health Equity Walk after nearly 40 years of fundraising. The walk, which began in 1987 as the "Desert AIDs Walk" worked to benefit ...

I was recently asked to give the keynote address for a youth leadership conference. In the invitation, they informed me that the conference theme was inequality and that I had only 10 minutes to speak ...