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August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It's a time of celebrating organ donation and educating people about transplantation by encouraging donor registration and promoting healthy…
Pancreatic cancer is a formidable disease, often diagnosed too late for effective treatment. However, new research from Mayo Clinic represents a promising step toward identifying biological signals…
"I would like to see more focus on how Black, Indigenous and people of color can be part of the process—not just subjects of the…
Mayo Clinic Proceedings published a comprehensive series, "Forward Thinking on Clinical Trials in Clinical Practice," from August 2023 through April 2024. The series explores: Pragmatic…
Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer that accounts for 75% of all skin-cancer-related deaths, is often detected later in people with darker skin complexions…
Researchers from Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota have published a paper in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, which provides a new framework describing…
"Often, when patients are diagnosed with cancer, they feel hopeless and scared. Clinical trials are one way patients can be proactive. They can make a choice…
Uterine fibroids, noncancerous tumors of the uterus, affect about 70% of white women and up to 90% of Black women according to the National Institutes of…
It’s been more than 50 years since women in the U.S. have been publicly advocating for equal rights, opportunities and freedoms. Despite the progress of…
In a health care industry where Black people are statistically more likely to develop and die from many forms of cancers compared to whites, Drs.…
The cornerstone of treatment for advanced prostate cancer is medications that shut off the production and activity of male sex hormones (androgens). Testosterone is the…
For Jewel M. Kling, M.D., M.P.H., a pilot program offering 450 free at-home cancer screening kits was exciting for reasons beyond the usual clinical opportunities.…
Each year, thousands of women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancers in the U.S. While cervical, ovarian and uterine cancer affects all races, Black women are…
Getting sufficient representation of racial and ethnic minority populations in clinical trials remains a pervasive challenge, despite concerted efforts by researchers and mandates set by…
In the U.S., 4 out of 10 cancer cases are associated with preventable risk factors. That's according to the latest Cancer Progress Report from the American Association…
The Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine has achieved a milestone, finishing study recruitment after enrolling more than 100,000 participants in a pioneering genomics study…
Chronic kidney disease is a condition where your kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and fluid from your blood. This can lead to serious health…
Cardiovascular disease kills more Americans than any other condition. However, African Americans are at a greater risk for heart disease and stroke than any other racial group,…
Approximately 250 million people worldwide carry the gene for sickle cell disease. It affects those with roots in Africa, Spanish-speaking regions in the Western Hemisphere,…
Gladys Asiedu, Ph.D., always knew she wanted to make a difference in people's lives. A steady focus on that altruistic goal would ultimately lead her…
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