Kenyatta Casimir and her partner were thrilled when they found out they were pregnant—but as a Black woman, Kenyatta also felt concern. She was keenly aware that her risk of experiencing pregnancy-related complications was high. It didn’t matter that she was young, healthy, and informed. She knew that for her, having a baby in the U.S. - and in her case, twins - was a risk. Her chances of being dismissed or mistreated by her doctor and care team were high and the possibility of being referred to a specialist if needed was lower than others. 

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital will launch a new organ transplant program in late 2024 aimed at reducing healthcare disparities faced by Black patients, ABC affiliate WFTS reported July 9.

Recent decades have marked significant strides in women’s health, with key advancements in preventive care guidelines, diagnoses, and treatments, as well as in clinical and social research. However, far more progress is needed along multiple dimensions as women continue to face serious health disparities and lack of access to timely and high-quality care.

Kidneys from deceased Black organ donors are being discarded at a higher rate than other organ donors' kidneys — even when they are working, The Conversation reported June 25.

Los Angeles-based City of Hope is partnering with Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, the only historically Black medical school west of the Mississippi River, to educate a more diverse workforce.

CMS has awarded Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health with its 2024 Health Equity Award, AHA News reported May 30.

Giving birth and becoming a new mother is often viewed as one of the happiest moments in a woman's life. 

Nationally, clinical trials have a diversity problem.  

With the goal of enrolling more than 100,000 participants, the American Cancer Society is planning the largest U.S.-based, behavioral- and environmental-focused study on cancer risk and outcomes in Black women. 

On April 22, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago opened a food pantry in its emergency department to support patients' recovery and well-being. 

Arvada, Colo., will soon have 85 more affordable housing units because of a $19.2 million contribution from CVS Health, the healthcare company said April 24. 

A Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study suggests nearly 80% hospitals admit a significantly different proportion of Black Medicare patients age 65 and older compared to those admitted to any hospital in that market — which could point to racial sorting.

Roughly 14,280 Black kidney transplant candidates moved up the waitlist after race was eliminated from the candidate criteria, ABC News reported April 22.

Ascension clinicians deliver about 1 in 50 infants born in the U.S. every year, according to its 2024 Maternal Health Report. 

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is empowering team members to spearhead quality improvement and health equity efforts via its Health Equity Fellowship Program.

The majority of healthcare providers and payers are not ready to meet shifting health equity regulatory requirements, according to Ernst & Young's latest report. 

The American Academy of Dermatology has rejected a proposal to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, NBC News reported March 11. 

New research from Montefiore Health System challenges the long-standing "Hispanic paradox," suggesting that economic barriers, rather than inherent health advantages, may be driving better post-surgery outcomes for Hispanic/Latino patients.

Los Angeles-based Dignity Health-California Hospital Medical Center provided three regional nonprofits with $270,000 in community grants via Dignity's Community Health Improvement Grants program.

A proposal to overhaul the American Academy of Dermatology's diversity, equity and inclusion program is facing mixed reactions from members, Bloomberg reported Feb. 29.