Items Tagged ‘Mayo Clinic’
May 6, 2018
Mayo Clinic joins NIH in launching All of Us Research Program
On May 6, 2018, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) opened national enrollment for the All of Us Research Program. All of Us seeks to transform the relationship between researchers and participants, bringing them together as partners. Participants will be able to access their own health information, summary data about the entire participant community, and information […]
Tags: All of Us, health disparities, Mayo Clinic, news, NIH
May 1, 2018
Racial Disparities in Myeloma Treatment Nationwide
Blood cancer specialist Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., was working in a county hospital in California several years ago when he became aware of a trend in cancer care that was concerning. “I noticed patient profiles from different racial subgroups seemed to get different treatments and have different outcomes,” says Dr. Ailawadhi, a specialist in multiple myeloma […]
Tags: health disparities, Mayo Clinic, multiple myeloma, news, Sikander Ailawadhi
March 9, 2018
In October 2017, the Mayo Clinic Office of Health Disparities Research’s Native American Research Outreach (NARO) program hosted a conference entitled “A Path toward Better Health among Bemidji Area American Indians.” Participants included representatives of six tribal nations, 10 Native health and social service agencies and 16 Mayo Clinic departments. The conference opened discussion between and among […]
Tags: African-American, Christopher Pullins, health disparities, Healthy Churches 2020, LaPrincess Brewer, Mayo Clinic, minority health, Native American, news, Wesley Petersen
March 1, 2018
Research Establishes Questions to Address Unmet Needs of Patients With Disabilities
To address inequities for patients with disabilities, research led by Mayo Clinic has established six essential questions for health care organizations to ask at the point of care. The broad, evidence-based questions are a first step in determining unmet needs of individual patients for whom disabilities are not always easily identified, the researchers say. Mayo […]
Tags: disablities, health care delivery, health disparities, John Knudsen MD, Mayo Clinic, news
February 19, 2018
New Study Will Engage African-American Community in Alzheimer’s Outreach
While it is known that Alzheimer’s is a disease of aging, there are other factors that increase our risk for this condition. As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s rises from an estimated 5.5 million people in the U.S. to as high as 16 million in 2050, researchers are looking at how the disease affects different populations. John […]
Tags: African-American, Alzheimer's, Florida news, health disparities, John Lucas PhD, Mayo Clinic, news
October 30, 2017
OHDR names 2018 Pilot Project awardees
The Office of Health Disparities Research (OHDR) has awarded funding for three 2018 Pilot Projects that align with OHDR’s two-fold mission of advancing health disparities research and increasing minority participation in clinical trials. OHDR is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2018 round of Pilot Projects: Megan Allyse, Ph.D., Health Care Policy & […]
Tags: health disparities research, Mark L. Wieland M.D., Mayo Clinic, Megan Allyse PhD, Samuel Antwi PhD
September 22, 2017
2017 OHDR Retreat Keynote Address by David R. Williams, Ph.D.
Approximately 100 researchers, clinicians, educators and administrators from all three Mayo Clinic campuses attended the 2017 Office of Health Disparities retreat, held Aug. 22–23 in Rochester, Minn. The event kicked off with an inspiring keynote address presented by David R. Williams, Ph.D., Harvard University, entitled “The House That Racism Built: Consequences and Opportunities for Health Equity.” Key […]
Tags: david williams, health disparities research, keynote, Mayo Clinic, news, racism, retreat, social determinants of health, top news
September 8, 2017
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 movie, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, at the Science at the Cinema event in Rochester, Minnesota, held in August. The film tells the compelling story of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells […]
Tags: health disparities research, Henrietta Lacks, LaPrincess Brewer M.D., Mayo Clinic, minority participation in research, nasra giama, news, richard sharp PhD
July 28, 2017
Powwow for Hope: Reaching out to Native American Communities
Michele Fairbanks, an Ojibwe specialist at American Indian Magnet School in St. Paul, visited the Mayo Clinic booth at the Powwow for Hope. In May, Mayo Clinic’s Office of Health Disparities Research (OHDR) hosted a booth at the 6th annual Powwow for Hope in Minneapolis to provide outreach on cancer research to Native American communities. […]
Tags: American Indian Cancer Foundation, health disparities, Mayo Clinic, mayo clinic cancer center, Native American, news
July 12, 2017
Is It Fair to Expect Students From Minority Backgrounds to ‘Give Back’ in Their Careers?
Imagine you are a medical student and you’ve received financial aid based on your status as a member of a minority or low-income group. Should you be expected to pursue a career serving in underserved communities? Not if society wants to tackle social inequity, according to a recent commentary published in the AMA Journal of […]
Tags: health disparities, Jon Tilburt MD, Mayo Clinic, medical students, minority students, news