In Chicago, where life expectancy differs by 24 years between neighborhoods only miles apart, leaders are rethinking how ...

Medical schools are increasingly weaving health equity into their curricula, from pre-clerkship to clerkship years, to prepare future doctors for fairer, more inclusive care. These programs aim to ...

Defined by the World Health Organization as systematic differences in the health status of different population groups, health inequity remains a fundamental issue in our healthcare system and society ...

Promote the idea that health equity is a core competency of governance (for more information, see Non-Profit Hospital Governance: Overview on Practical Law). Explain that governing bodies that take ...

The A.C.C.E.S.S. AI Model is a framework for multidisciplinary stakeholders to collectively engage communities, identify barriers to AI implementation, and uncover opportunities to use AI to advance ...

Today, the U.S. has more than 18 million living veterans. As this population ages and medical needs increase, there is more need than ever to recognize our obligations as a nation and to find ways to ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is taking business operations and everyday life by storm, and the healthcare industry isn't immune. The next few years will likely see significant leaps in ...

Private-equity firms’ rapid pace of health care acquisitions have prompted discussions about their influence on the US health care system. Policy makers, especially at the state level, are exploring ...

Beyer is an M.D./Ph.D. candidate at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. As a pediatrician and a scientist-in-training, I conduct research on a critical question ...