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Mobility data used to respond to COVID-19 can leave out older and non-white people
Information on individuals’ mobility–where they go as measured by their smartphones–has been used widely in devising and evaluating ways to respond to COVID-19, including how to target public health resources. Yet little attention has been paid to how reliable these…
Text me about cervical cancer
Digital communication is a way to bridge the racial disparity gap in cervical cancer information and follow up
Racial disparities in heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes death rates have minimally improved over last two decades
Black adults in rural areas have high mortality rates from high blood pressure, diabetes, but improvement seen in stroke outcomes, urban areas
Study: Men of color avoid public places out of fear of involvement with criminal justice agents
The U.S. criminal legal system has expanded at a rapid pace, even as crime rates have declined since the 1990s. As a result, individuals’ interactions with and surveillance by law enforcement are now commonplace. But citizens experience different interactions, with…
Black and Hispanic workers overrepresented in occupations with higher risk for COVID-19 exposure
Black workers are especially overrepresented in indoor jobs that require close proximity to others, while Hispanic workers are especially overrepresented in high proximity outdoor jobs, researchers report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Henry Ford Cancer Institute aims to increase minority participation in clinical trials
$750,000 grant from Genentech will support collaboration with the Detroit Urban Research Center
‘Hunker down’ stress genes boosted in women who live in violent neighborhoods
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The chronic stress of living in neighborhoods with high rates of violence and poverty alters gene activity in immune cells, according to a new study of low-income single Black mothers on the South Side of Chicago. The…
Big shift seen in high-risk older adults’ attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination
Poll shows double-digit jumps since autumn in percentage of Black, Hispanic and chronically ill older adults who say they’ll get vaccinated — or already have
School closures may have wiped out a year of academic progress for pupils in Global South
As much as a year’s worth of past academic progress made by disadvantaged children in the Global South may have been wiped out by school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have calculated.
From local to global, Argonne initiatives drive gender equality, diversity, respect
Argonne’s workforce has supported gender equality and diversity with various initiatives for 30 years.
90% of young women report using a filter or editing their photos before posting
New report shows that young women feel under constant scrutiny, and this anxiety and distress has been amplified during the Covid-19 pandemic
Assessing regulatory fairness through machine learning
The perils of machine learning – using computers to identify and analyze data patterns, such as in facial recognition software – have made headlines lately. Yet the technology also holds promise to help enforce federal regulations, including those related to…
Globalization of cancer clinical trials linked to lower enrollment of Black patients
For the drug approval process in the United States, investigators have been expanding clinical trials to sites outside the country. However, a new study indicates that this trend may be widening racial disparities in patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials.…
New health care partnership seeks to help the underserved in Maricopa County, Arizona
The partnership will more deeply integrate SVdP’s Virginia G. Piper Medical Clinic into the Creighton Health Sciences – Phoenix Campus curriculum.
African American breast cancer survivor cardiovascular disease risk high but knowledge low
New research led by George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services faculty Dr. Michelle Williams found that although African American breast cancer survivors have a higher prevalence of CVD risk factors, their knowledge about CVD is low
Racial/ethnic disparities in autism
What The Study Did: Survey data were used to estimate changes in racial/ethnic disparities in rates of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. children and adolescents from 2014 through 2019. Authors: Z. Kevin Lu, Ph.D., of the University of South Carolina…
Rutgers University’s Resilient, Innovative Year Confronting COVID-19
The last year, which has been unlike any other in Rutgers’ 254-year history, has centered on keeping the Rutgers community safe, providing top-notch health care, developing the first saliva test for the coronavirus and helping society cope with the biggest global public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Culturally tailored intervention boosts safe sex, reduces drinking among young Black women
Weekend workshops with group therapy component dually address safe sex and risky alcohol use
A parental paradox for Black girls in the justice system
Research suggests caregiver attention linked to greater PTSD symptoms
Incentives can reduce alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native people
SPOKANE, Wash. – The researchers’ findings showed that participants who were given A low-cost, easy-to-administer intervention that uses small prizes and other incentives to reward alcohol abstinence can serve as an effective tool to reduce alcohol use among American Indian…
Top diversity and equity leaders in psychiatry offer guidelines for academic medicine
New article and commentary from American Journal of Psychiatry
NE Ohio initiative to increase prostate cancer screening in African Americans
Supported with three-year, $2.75M grant from Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
Childhood exposure to diversity is best chance for community cohesion in immigration
New research from the University of Kent reveals social cohesion with immigration is best ensured through childhood exposure to diversity in local neighbourhoods, leading to acceptance of other groups. The research, which is published in Oxford Economic Papers , builds…
Exposure to diverse career paths can help fill labor market ‘skills gap’
Aptitude test can steer women, underrepresented groups toward high-demand STEM careers
University of Guam research conference to feature traditional Pacific solutions to modern issues
The public will have an opportunity to hear about research and experiences unique to Oceania at the 42nd Annual Research Conference of the University of Guam’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, being held virtually from 9:30 a.m. to 4…
Perceived discrimination makes black females more likely than males to exercise, eat healthy
Study suggests optimism plays a role
NIH awards UC San Diego $33 million for five COVID-19 diagnostic projects
Efforts range from managing a large data center to expanding testing in disadvantaged communities
Gay men who ‘sound gay’ encounter more stigma and discrimination from heterosexual peers
Gay men are more likely than lesbian women to face stigma and avoidant prejudice from their heterosexual peers due to the sound of their voice, a new study in the British Journal of Social Psychology reports. Researchers also found that…
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods in England retain diversity unlike in the U.S.
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods in England retain their diversity and are much more stable than such neighborhoods in the U.S., according to geographers from the U.S. and U.K. The team examined how neighborhood diversity has changed on a national scale from 1991…
LSU Health New Orleans study finds disadvantaged census tracts linked to COVID incidence
New Orleans, LA – An LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health study reports a positive association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 incidence at the census tract level and recommends that more resources be allocated to socially vulnerable populations…
MUSC researcher awarded $9.9 million for tuberculosis treatment and prevention
Susan Dorman, M.D., an infectious disease physician at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), was recently awarded a 10-year, $9.9 million contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to run trials for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC).…
For students of color, online racism leads to real-world mental health challenges
Whether it’s a “Zoombomb” filled with racial slurs, a racist meme that pops up in a Facebook timeline, or a hate-filled comment on an Instagram post, social media has the power to bring out the worst of the worst. For…
How women, migrants and workers are represented in the German Bundestag
Members of the German Bundestag who belong to underrepresented groups are more active in the legislative process and, early on, typically tend to advocate more for the interests of their groups. However, a current study by the universities in Konstanz,…
UH receives $5 million to combat HIV/AIDS epidemic
Grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc. continues graduate college of social work effort in southern United States
The Lancet: USA failing to reach populations most in need of HIV prevention and treatment services as epidemic grows in the South and rural areas
People who are racial, sexual, and gender minorities continue to be affected by HIV at significantly higher rates than white people, a disparity also reflected in the COVID-19 pandemic
New study highlights lack of diversity and inclusion in vaccine clinical trials
Analysis shows certain racial/ethnic groups and older people aren’t being adequately represented and trial reporting guidelines aren’t being followed
Including racial/ethnic minorities, females, older adults in vaccine trials
What The Study Did: Using data from completed interventional vaccine trials from 2011 to 2020, researchers examined whether racial/ethnic minority groups, females and older adults were underrepresented in U.S.-based vaccine clinical trials. Authors: Steven A. Pergam, M.D., M.P.H., of the Fred…
Race, income, education affect access to 3D mammography
The technology’s potential benefits to detect breast cancer earlier are not equally shared across sub-populations of women, researchers find
Addressing the biological causes of racial disparities in prostate cancer
African Americans have higher rates of prostate cancer and are more likely to die from the disease than other groups in the United States, likely due to socioeconomic factors, healthcare access problems, and tumor biology. A new review published in…
New NCCN guidelines analyze evidence for cancer type found almost exclusively in children
National Comprehensive Cancer Network publishes first-ever complete medical guidelines for a pediatric solid tumor, so children everywhere receive the best care based on the latest research
Grasshoppers and roadblocks: Coping with COVID-19 in rural Mexico
Indigenous people fight pandemic with little government support
Robertson to receive NEH funding for spatial history of 1935 racial violence
Stephen M. Robertson, Professor, History and Art History, is set to receive $45,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the project: “Harlem in Disorder: A Spatial History of How Racial Violence Changed in 1935.” Via this study, Robertson…
Dark-skinned teens, females prime targets of acne’s psychological fallout
Acne treatment requires multidisciplinary approach, researchers say
LGBT+ workers experience higher levels of conflict at work, shows new report
The CIPD is today launching a new research report, co-authored by the University of Bath’s Dr Luke Fletcher, to highlight how LGBT+ workers tend to have a more negative experience of work.
LGBT+ workers experience higher levels of conflict at work, shows new report
The CIPD report reveals lower levels of psychological safety and lower job satisfaction for LGBT+ workers
Study: Reparations for slavery could have reduced COVID-19 infections and deaths in US
At a glance: New study suggests monetary reparations for Black descendants of people enslaved in the United States could have cut SARS-CoV-2 transmission and COVID-19 rates both among Black individuals and the population at large. Researchers modeled the impact of…
Why Black men’s prostate cancer may be more responsive to immunotherapy
Discovery paves way to precision medicine for prostate cancer in all races
Racism and anti-gay discrimination heighten risk for arrest and incarceration
New research by Morgan Philbin, PhD, at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues looks at why Black young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are disproportionately subject to high rates of arrest and incarceration. They find…
NSF/Amazon grant supports research at NYU to help cities detect biases in algorithmically
Three-year project will develop methods and tools for addressing public sector policy impacts.