Health Equity

Understanding Digital Health Passports in a Post-Pandemic World

February 26, 2024 - According to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) — which refers to digital health passports, digital health passes, and vaccine passports interchangeably — digital health passports are a health documentation tool used to prove an individual's vaccine or health status. The most recent versions of digital health passports have been cards added to digital...

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Ensuring Equal Clinical Trial Access Across Vulnerable Communities

by Editorial Staff

Clinical trials play a critical role in ensuring the widespread safety of medical products for patients by analyzing product efficacy, safety, and indications. Since clinical trial data is used to guide drug approvals and standards of care...

Comparing Merck and Pfizer’s 2022 ESG Ratings

by Hayden Schmidt

Environmental, social, and governance assessments, commonly called ESG scores, are emerging metrics that are beginning to shape how pharmaceutical companies do business. MSCI Inc., an American finance...

WMIF: FDA Commissioner Discusses Revamping Accelerated Approval

by Alivia Kaylor

In a recent conversation at the 2023 World Medical Innovation Forum (WMIF), sponsored by Mass General Brigham Hospital and Bank of America (BoA), in Boston on June 13, 2023, prominent figures in the healthcare industry, Lindsey Baden, MD,...

Advancing Health Equity with Clinical Trial Diversity: Key Strategies

by Veronica Salib

Clinical trials are currently the gold standard for proving the efficacy and safety of new treatments for regulatory approval. Globally, clinical trial data supports medical decisions and drug development. Each year, hundreds of thousands...

HRSA Announces Plans to Overhaul Organ Procurement Transplant Network

by Veronica Salib

On March 22, 2023, the United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a subset of the HHS, announced plans to overhaul the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN). Recently,...

How Structural Racism Has Deterred Minorities from Pursuing Medicine

by Veronica Salib

A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, titled Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations, explained how structural racism has...

Considerations in Pediatric Clinical Trials, Ensuring Patient Safety

by Veronica Salib

The clinical trial landscape — globally and in the United States — is one of many complexities, difficulties, implications, and guidelines. Clinical trials can provide critical information on treating chronic and acute...

AHA Funds Research Network to Advance Clinical Trial Diversity

by Veronica Salib

Clinical trial diversity is a necessity for ensuring equitable access to healthcare. Clinical trial data is extrapolated and used to make regulatory decisions, including drug approval, dosages,...

How Can Providers Help Patients Navigate Increased Drug Costs?

by Veronica Salib

In a recent press release, GoodRx, a digital healthcare platform, launched Provider Mode. Provider Mode is a new experience that is specifically targeted to healthcare professionals (HCPs). PharmaNewsIntelligence interviewed Preeti Parikh,...

Walmart Launches Clinical Research Mission

by Veronica Salib

Today, Walmart joined many other companies to improve clinical research for marginalized communities by launching its clinical research mission. The Walmart Healthcare Research Institute (WHRI) will be...

How Biomarker Research Has Brought Scientists Closer to an HIV Vaccine

by Veronica Salib

In a recent article published in Nature Medicine, researchers shared information on new biomarkers to develop HIV prevention tools. This publication highlighted research from the Antibody Mediated Prevention (AMP) trials. It is thought...

How Biden’s Equitable Access to Research Will Impact Healthcare

by Veronica Salib

On August 25, 2022, the Biden administration announced its plans to ensure equitable access to research. Outlined in the press release are the administration’s intentions to make all federally funded research free and accessible by...

Limited Access to Female Contraceptives: A Public Health Crisis

by Veronica Salib

Unintended pregnancy threatens public health and is exacerbated by limited access and understanding of female contraceptives. The CDC identifies unintended pregnancy as “a pregnancy that is either unwanted, such as the...

A New Liver Disease Diagnostic and Prevention Approach

by Veronica Salib

According to the Cleveland Clinic, approximately 1 in 10 people in the United States have liver disease. Current diagnostic methods for liver disease have proven ineffective in early diagnosis. Oncoustics is one of many companies looking...

Decentralization Tools May Improve Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment

by Veronica Salib

According to a cross-sectional survey study published in JAMA, remote and decentralization tools can improve clinical trial enrollment and participation in cancer studies.  Recently, many...

HHS Issues Pharmacies’ Obligation to Ensure Access to Reproductive Care

by Veronica Salib

The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the United States Supreme Court has left many people anxious about access to reproductive healthcare. Earlier this week, the HHS established guidelines for retail...

Women Are Underrepresented in Clinical Trials, Leading to Health Inequity

by Veronica Salib

Contemporary Clinical Trials published a study by researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital that shows women were underrepresented in clinical trials. This conclusion may be contributing to...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Augments Behaviors in Epilepsy Patients

by Veronica Salib

Scientific Reports recently published a study that concluded transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) altered cooperative behaviors in epilepsy patients. According to the Epilepsy Foundation,...

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