Despite comprising 6% of the US population, Asian Americans accounted for just 2% of US clinical trial participants in studies between 2015 and 2019, based on 231 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) data snapshots....
The fundamental idea that health is primarily a function of economic, social, and environmental factors is only beginning to enter the public conversation -- and its slow dissemination may be hurting both the health of the public and the healthcare system at large....
Using low-tech interventions like a DVD and patient navigation services delivered by phone increases the odds of obtaining cancer screenings among rural women....
For years, the conventional wisdom has been that a lack of sex-specific health research mainly hurts women and gender minorities. While those concerns are real, a closer look at longevity data tells a more complicated story....
Betsy Nugent, chief clinical research officer at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health, appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss clinical trials at UW-Madison, including the importance of trials, how they operate, and the critical need to increase the diversity...
Perhaps one of the most important informed decisions a person can make about their health is whether or not to participate in a clinical trial. With a growing demand for participants to enroll in clinical trials, the need for patient engagement—and more importantly, plain language—comes...
A data tool developed by UW–Madison researchers showing health-relevant metrics for every neighborhood in the United States is guiding a national model to help Medicare beneficiaries from under-resourced communities access health care more effectively....
When she entered the field of Alzheimer’s research a quarter century ago, Lisa Barnes was deeply disappointed to find few Black people like her family members with dementia were being studied. A rarity herself — as a Black female cognitive neuropsychologist — she’s spent her...
While increased awareness of disparities has improved our understanding of differences in health outcomes related to race, ethnicity, language, and other demographic factors, there remains limited reduction in healthcare disparities....
Researchers discovered race/ethnicity underrepresentation during an analysis of over 100 dermatology-focused clinical trials....
