Enlarge this image Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes offering medical explanations in clear, everyday language from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities.…
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Short on community health workers, a county trains teens as youth ambassadors
by Pien Huang January 1, 2023Enlarge this image Bithaniya Fieseha, a high school senior, graduates from the Youth Public Health Ambassador program run by Virginia’s Fairfax County…
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To Halt HIV, Advocates Push For PrEP Outreach To Black Women
by Heather Boerner February 8, 2019Enlarge this image Dr. Rasheeta Chandler is a researcher at Emory University, who specializes in women’s sexual and reproductive health. In a…
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Medical Students Push For More LGBT Health Training To Address Disparities
by Rachel D. Cohen January 20, 2019Enlarge this image Sarah Spiegel, a third-year student at New York Medical College, pushed for more education on LGBT health issues for…
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Enlarge this image Talitha Saunders and AJ Ikamoto tidy their ambulance at the end of a recent shift. The two work as…
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Language Barrier Means Millions Of Elderly Can’t Access Alzheimer’s Trials
by Josh Eibelman October 31, 2018Enlarge this image Getting people of different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds into clinical trials is not only a question of equity, doctors…
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Distrust Of Health Care System May Keep Black Men Away From Prostate Cancer Research
by Rachel D. Cohen October 17, 2018Enlarge this image Black men are twice as likely as whites to die from prostate cancer, one of the deadliest cancers that…
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Why Are Black Women Less Likely To Stick With A Breast Cancer Follow-Up Treatment?
by Mara Gordon October 9, 2018Enlarge this image As a counselor, Niasha Fray saw firsthand the obstacles black women face in breast cancer treatment. She’s now program…
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