LaPrincess Brewer M.D.

Culturally relevant health app shows positive impact

By Jay Furst Mobile apps are popular sources of fast and easily digested consumer health information. But can they actually help in measurable ways to[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • April 29, 2019
Listening to the needs of faith communities — Research from the ground up

What if a team of researchers came into your neighborhood to develop healthy living programs — tailored just for you? Mayo Clinic is collaborating with[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • April 12, 2019
Lessons From Henrietta Lacks’ Story: Improving Research Collaboration With Patients, Communities

Stunned, surprised and moved — These are just some of the reactions people shared in a discussion on ethics, race and medicine after viewing the[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • September 8, 2017
Health Disparities Researchers and OHDR Staff Attend Healthy Churches 2020

Mayo Clinic health disparities research investigators and administrators were in wide attendance at the recent Healthy Churches 2020 Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.   Healthy Churches[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • November 10, 2015
Health Disparities Researcher Wins NAACP Award

The Rochester Branch of the NAACP awarded LaPrincess Brewer, M.D., its “Nancy Hart Meritorious Service Award” at its 2015 Freedom Fund Banquet on October 24,[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • November 2, 2015
Mayo Clinic Researcher Wins Dr. Jay Brown Best Abstract Competition

LaPrincess Brewer, M.D., M.P.H., an advanced cardiovascular disease fellow within the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic, was recently named the Dr. Jay Brown[...]

By Sumedha G. Penheiter • May 6, 2015