Late-stage lung cancer diagnoses weigh heavily on the socially disadvantaged
As a medical oncologist at Norton Cancer Institute, I’ve seen remarkable advances in how we treat lung cancer. Lung cancers caught early can now often be successfully treated. Unfortunately, Kentucky has a massive lung cancer [...]
View more
Health disparities in cardiology
In a recent continuing medical education presentation, Kelly C. McCants, M.D., executive medical director, Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program, and executive director, Institute for Health Equity, a Part of […]
View more
Comprehensive care includes treating mental illnesses
Mental disorders are so common that 1 in 5 Americans will deal with mental illness at some point in their lives — and many of these conditions and related symptoms are treatable. According to the […]
View more
How providers play a role in reducing maternal mortality rates and racial disproportionality
Black people are nearly 3 times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than white people, and the alarming rate of maternal mortality and the racial gap in pregnancy loss and pregnancy-related deaths are nationwide […]
View more
Facing unconscious bias in health care: Understanding different experiences of patient and provider
Unconscious bias contributes to health disparities that can affect overall patient care and outcomes. To address unconscious bias in patient care, the goal should not be to become “race blind,” but to acknowledge race, Jessica [...]
View more
Narrowing racial and ethnic disparities among lung cancer patients
Black Americans have the highest death rate and shortest survival rate of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. for most cancers, according to a 2019 study. Lung cancer is the second most common [...]
View more