health disparities

Mary I. O'Connor, M.D. Consultant, Orthopedic Surgery Rochester campus of Mayo Clinic         Tamara Huff, M.D. Consultant, Orthopedic Surgery Waycross, GA Affiliate of Mayo[...]

By OHDR Admin • December 10, 2014

Christi A. Patten, Ph.D. Consultant, Psychiatry & Psychology Rochester campus of Mayo Clinic Abstract Approximately 66 percent of Alaska Natives living in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta[...]

By OHDR Admin • December 10, 2014

At the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, hundreds of researchers dedicate their professional lives to reducing the burden of cancer. Each one has a unique story.[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • December 10, 2014

Mark L. Wieland, M.D. Consultant, Primary Care Internal Medicine Rochester campus of Mayo Clinic Abstract Addressing childhood obesity is a national priority that disproportionately affects[...]

By OHDR Admin • December 10, 2014

African American men and women have the highest incidence and death rates for colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United[...]

By OHDR Admin • October 31, 2014

Over 90 researchers attended the Mayo Clinic Office of Health Disparities Research (OHDR) annual retreat on October 6–7 in Rochester, Minnesota. Keynote speaker Paula Braveman,[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • October 31, 2014

SEPT. 30, 2014, ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic announced today that it is part of a team of research centers chosen by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • October 13, 2014

Researchers Nandita Khera, Ph.D., M.P.H. Sunny Kim, Ph.D. Julie McNulty, Ph.D. Edna Ramos Summary Financial health is emerging as an important component of cancer survivorship.[...]

By OHDR Admin • October 7, 2014

Researchers Linda Larkey, Ph.D. Donald W. Northfelt, M.D. Rebecca Lee Summary Testing effects of Latin Dance vs. Meditative Movement with breast cancer survivors (compared to[...]

By OHDR Admin • October 7, 2014

Researchers Linda Larkey, Ph.D. Usha Menon, Ph.D., R.N. Mignonne Guy, Ph.D. Summary The purpose of this study is to test effectiveness of community group education[...]

By OHDR Admin • October 7, 2014