Items Tagged ‘news’
June 26, 2018
Breast Cancer: Mayo Researcher Finds Post-Surgery Screening Disparities
Kathryn Ruddy, MD, chair of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center’s Survivorship Disease Group, led a recently published study which determined not only that breast cancer survivors are not getting the recommended level of postsurgery mammography—with rates declining over time as women got further out from their breast cancer diagnosis—but African American women, in particular, were […]
Tags: health disparities, Minnesota news, news
June 26, 2018
Mayo Health Disparities Researcher Recognized for Community Outreach
The Jacksonville Mayor’s Hispanic American Advisory Board recently recognized Mayo Clinic physician and health disparities researcher Richard White, MD, for his outstanding contributions to the Jacksonville Hispanic Community. Dr. White, a member of OHDR’s Steering Committee, has been involved in health education and community outreach efforts, as well as extensive community engaged research with the Hispanic/Latino […]
Tags: Florida news, health disparities, news
May 23, 2018
Native Voices Exhibition Coming to Mayo Clinic June 4
Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness, a traveling exhibition prepared by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, will visit Rochester, Minnesota: June 4–July 5, 2018 Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Siebens Building SL-104 (Hage Atrium), Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Free and open to the public Native Voices explores the […]
Tags: Brenda Child, health disparities, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota news, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Native American, news, NIH
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
April 9, 2018
Native American Interest Group to Discuss AICAF’s Strategies for Minimizing Health Disparities
The April Native American Interest Group presentation, sponsored by Mayo Clinic’s Native American Research Outreach program, will be held Tuesday, April 10, from noon to 1 p.m. at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Presenters will be Nurse Educator Lois Brown and Cancer Equity Manager Amber Ruffin of the American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF). AICAF is […]
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April 9, 2018
Most patients comfortable with sexual orientation and gender identity questions, research finds
Most patients comfortable with sexual orientation and gender identity questions, research finds ROCHESTER, Minn. — New Mayo Clinic research suggests up to 97 percent of patients are comfortable with their health care provider asking sexual orientation and gender identity questions. Before this research, it was unclear if the questions – which researchers say are important […]
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April 9, 2018
OHDR-Funded Fellow Is 2018 AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research
OHDR-Funded Fellow Is 2018 AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Narjust Duma, MD, a clinical fellow in Hematology/Oncology, has received the 2018 AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research award from the American Association of Cancer Research’s Minorities in Cancer Re-search membership group. Dr. Duma’s abstract, Influence of Sociodemographic Factors on Treatment Decisions in Lung Cancer, will be […]
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April 9, 2018
Familiar Faces at Latino Cancer Conference
Familiar Faces at Latino Cancer Conference Latinos will face a 142% rise in cancer in coming years. The inaugural Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference tackled Latino cancer with health researchers, oncologists, professionals, leaders and students from across the world. The keynote speakers included Edith Perez, MD, Mayo Clinic Professor of Medicine, and […]
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April 9, 2018
OHDR—Arizona Invests in Local and Global Outreach, Serving Those Most in Need
OHDR—Arizona Invests in Local and Global Outreach, Serving Those Most in Need Mayo Clinic, through OHDR-Arizona, sponsored the 8th Annual Hope Breakfast for the international development nonprofit Esperança, which serves the poorest in the Phoenix community and abroad. Esperança is a leader in providing health education and resources to Phoenix’s most at-risk and under-served youth […]
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