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June 26, 2023: NIMHD Director Discusses Ways Researchers Can Help Reduce Health Disparities

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Pérez-Stable, MD This year’s annual Steering Committee meeting for the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory featured health equity as a central topic of discussion. Systematic measurement of race and ethnicity are essential to understanding disparities and providing equitable care.

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EC announces EU pharma reform that cuts market exclusivity

Pharmaceutical Technology

Described as the largest reform in over 20 years, the proposed revision touches on multiple topics ranging from unequal access to innovative medicines across the EU to new environmental protections. Notably, this includes the reduction of regulatory data protection from eight years to six— a decision which will likely prove controversial.

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Singer Mary J. Blige Partners with Hologic to Raise Awareness About Early Breast Cancer Screening for Black Women

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Blige is doing her part by sharing her personal story about how breast cancer has affected women in her family, and how she was unaware of the importance of early breast cancer screening because cancer was not a topic that was discussed in Black families like hers. And racism in the US health care system still persists today.

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Grand Rounds September 23, 2022: Effect Of An Intensive Nurse Home Visiting Program On Adverse Birth Outcomes In A Medicaid-Eligible Population (Margaret McConnell, PhD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Department of Global Health and Population. Chan School of Public Health. This trial took place in South Carolina at a time when Medicare was thinking about how to improve outcomes and if expanding home nursing services could improve health outcomes. Visits were mostly spent on personal health and maternal role topics.

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Oregon Project Extends Benefits of Clinical Trials to More Hispanics/Latinos

ACRP blog

With observations of National Hispanic Heritage Month kicking off on September 15, this year’s events will have special resonance for a team of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) researchers who are working to bring the benefits of clinical trials to more persons in underserved communities.

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Exploring the importance we play in our own health maintenance – a pharmaphorum podcast extra

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Johnston also shares how she revelled in the wide range of discussions held at Anthropy, while the notion of change was a hot topic. The post Exploring the importance we play in our own health maintenance – a pharmaphorum podcast extra appeared first on.

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Can Marketing Save Women’s Healthcare?

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Women represent more of the health care system than men. From chronic migraines labeled as anxiety to an autoimmune disorder attributed to mental health, many women’s health issues are likely to be misdiagnosed or dismissed by doctors as something less critical. Despite the need for more, women consistently receive less.