Diseases of the Body
Investigating Colorectal Cancer in Hispanic/Latino People
October 18, 2023,
by Edward Winstead
Adan Reinosa has been living with metastatic colorectal cancer for more than a decad...
Non-White Mortality Rates: Black, Hispanic Patients More Likely To Die After Surgical Procedures [Study]
(Photo: Pexels/MART PRODUCTION)Non-White Mortality Rates: Black, Hispanic Patients More Likely To Die After Surgical Procedures [Study]
Black peo...
Growing Roswell Park Program Evolves Into New Department of Indigenous Cancer Health
A program launched at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
three years ago to advance health equity and access by
strengthening connections bet...
Latinx Chapter at Northwestern Medicine sponsors pop-up shop for Latinx artisans
Maria Ramirez
Maria Rodriguez will never forget how isolated she felt when her daughter Adelyn was four years old. Bath time had become a nightmare...
Housing instability and psychological distress in African American cancer survivors: findings from the Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors study
Purpose:
As health care systems seek to screen for and address housing instability in patient populations, robust evidence linking u...
Study finds pharmacist intervention improved diabetes control for Hispanic patients
A new study published in JAMA Network Open found ...
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