Health

The Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), announced today the first round of grant for health equity recipients – comprised of 15 nonprofits across Hartford,…

It was created with the best intentions: a government policy asking researchers to collect racial data to help address health disparities. But it may have had an unintended opposite effect,…

Healthcare inequities and disparities in care are pervasive across socioeconomic, racial, and gender divides. As a society, we have a moral, ethical, and economic responsibility to close these gaps and…

A burgeoning number of studies are examining pediatric health equity research, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). But if not done right, health equity research can do a disservice, perpetuating biases and…

A new research report from Yale School of Medicine offers an up-close look at how bias in medical AI can affect clinical outcomes. The study focuses specifically on the different…

Most healthcare organizations innovating for health equity regularly prioritize goals to improve the patient experience and increase clinician satisfaction, aligning with the Quintuple Aim. Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare created the role of chief…

In recent years, there has been a growing focus on addressing health disparities and advancing health equity. This growth was spurred by incidents in 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which…

Philanthropy professionals who work on behalf of hospitals listed hospital major donor fundraising development, retention and upgrades and refilling the donor pipeline as their top three fundraising priorities, according to…

Art and medicine are a powerful combination in the pursuit of health equity. Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and Michael C. Carlos Museum recently hosted events as part of Healing Arts Atlanta,a multi-day…

Prolific health disparities have driven hospices to implement various strategies to improve diversity, equity and inclusion among underserved patient populations. Some providers say the needle has much farther to go…

From pregnancy to postpartum, American mothers are experiencing higher rates of complications and negative health outcomes than any other developed nation in the world. Although the maternal health crisis is impacting communities…

Investors pour billions of dollars into cancer research and treatment innovation each year. However, pennies on the dollar are directed toward rare cancers and cancers such as cervical cancer that…