Images depicting dark skin tones are significantly underrepresented in the educational materials used to teach primary care physicians and dermatologists to recognize skin diseases. This could contribute to disparities in skin disease diagnosis across…
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The SBI 2023 Symposium updates include new leadership appointments and notable awards. Mary Newell, MD, FSBI, becomes President, and Linda Moy, MD, FSBI, assume the Vice President role. The event featured sessions on breast…
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The following is a guest article by Dr. Erica Barnell, MD, PhD, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Geneoscopy
Women comprise 70% of the healthcare workforce and 59% of medical, biomedical, and health sciences graduates,…
By Mark Melchionna
July 21, 2023 – Using data from the UCLA ATLAS Precision Health Biobank, UCLA Health researchers found differences in diagnoses, hospital use, and genetic disease across various populations, which provided them with a…
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s just-announced United States Core Data for Interoperability Standard, version 4, includes new data elements that advance the Biden-Harris administration’s priorities of advancing equity, diversity and…
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Katrina Rice, Chief Delivery Officer, Biometrics Services at eClinical Solutions
Trial sponsors have made efforts to address underrepresentation and promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in clinical trials since the Federal and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 2016…
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Walgreens and Freenome form a multi-year relationship to advance clinical studies of Freenome’s blood-based tests for the early detection of cancer. Walgreens will combine its national footprint, patient insights, compliant recruitment technology…
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Dr. Rhae-Anne Booker, VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with University of Michigan Health-West
In honor of PRIDE month, Dr. Rhae-Anne Booker, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) with the University of Michigan Health-West, shares five…
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It's that time of the year! Summer is over and it's conference season! The Rock Health Summit was a fun session, the highlight of which was diversity, equity, inclusion, and representation. Tune in for…
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Health data startup Komodo Health announced Vikas Mehta is joining the company as its chief financial officer. Mehta previously held the position of CFO at Nike Direct during the pandemic and had finance-related roles…
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