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Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in women in the U.S. And African American women have an even higher risk of dying from…
Recent Mayo Clinic-led research, published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, shows that babies born at rural hospitals are more likely to experience a birth-related…
While the rate of cervical cancer has been declining for decades in the U.S., health disparities persist. Hispanic women have the highest incidence rate of cervical cancer,…
A Community Investment in Equitable Pathways RISE for Youth is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester branch of the National Association for…
2021 has been another whirlwind year of COVID-19 related advances, so you might have missed all the other medical and health care delivery findings that…
Enhanced access to regenerative treatments is needed so new healing solutions become broadly available in clinical care, according to Mayo Clinic research. Achieving validity, utility,…
This year's World AIDS Day will be commemorated on Dec. 1. It was 40 years ago in June that the first scientific report was made describing pneumocystis pneumonia, which later…
RISE for Youth is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)…
Ajay Jayakumar is a manager of data and analytics at the Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery and a founding member of the Kern…
The Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research virtual fall retreat was held on September 22 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm CST. The…
While breast cancer mortality rates have declined over the past three decades, deaths remain high among African American women with the disease, at a startling…
– By Caitlin Doran In Minnesota, people of color experience some of the worst health disparities in the U.S. The Center for Chronic Disease Reduction and Equity…
– By Guthrie Capossela Somewhere around 1990, I learned the phrase “In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue”. At the time I had moved to…
Dr. Chyke Doubeni believes he has answers to closing the colon cancer mortality gap between Black communities and white populations. “They’re actually surprisingly simple,” says…
The microscope hovers over a small dish. It's attached to a laptop, so students don't need to press their faces against a microscope eyepiece. On…
People of color are at greater risk of becoming infected with, and dying from, COVID-19. To reduce this community's risk, Mayo Clinic hosted a virtual…
On September 8, 2021, Mayo Clinic buildings across the institution were lit in yellow as a sign of welcome and hospitality for incoming refugees from…
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center announced on Tuesday, Aug. 31, that it is following recommendations from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network that encourage cancer patients to receive a…
While vaccines are doing what they were designed to do — prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death — very well, there are breakthrough cases. Dr.…
U.S. health officials recently announced recommendations that all fully vaccinated Americans get a COVID-19 booster shot eight months after they received their second dose of…
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