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AHA: Investments, improvements in research critical for equity in women’s heart health

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Clinicians and researchers must address pervasive gaps in knowledge and care delivery to reduce sex-based disparities and achieve equity in cardiology care, according to a presidential advisory from the American Heart Association.

In the advisory, the AHA presents a “roadmap” to implementing a vision for equity for women and their CV health. The statement focuses on epidemiology and prevention, awareness, access and delivery of equitable health care and providing a call to action across multiple disciplines. Read the full story in Healio.

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Donor socioeconomic status affects hematopoietic stem cell transplant outcomes

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SALT LAKE CITY — Socioeconomic disadvantage among hematopoietic stem cell transplant donors appeared associated with poorer outcomes among transplant recipients, according to study results.

The findings — presented at Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR — indicate a biologic impact of socioeconomic status on hematopoietic cells that is transferrable from HSCT donor to recipient, researchers concluded. Read more in Healio.

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CareDx Supports UC Davis Health Pluralist Program Aimed at Reducing Health Disparities in Organ Transplantation

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – today announced that as part of its investment in health equity improvements, it is contributing to a new program led by UC Davis Health that aims to improve knowledge about and access to organ donation and transplantation in underserved communities throughout California. Read the complete press release here.

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NKF keynote speaker discusses racial disparities, how to eliminate these in health care

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BOSTON — The keynote speaker at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings discussed racial disparities in the United States and how physicians can change their practices and political behavior to achieve health equity.

“COVID-19 had a huge impact on the United States population in general, but Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians and Pacific Islanders have had an age-adjusted death rate that is at least twice as high as that of whites,” David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, professor at Harvard University, said during his presentation. Read the full story in Healio here.

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