Asthma

Although there has been effective advancement in the understanding of the biology of conditions such as asthma, prematurity, and obesity, racial disparities are still ubiquitous in many parts of the country.  A study published in Pediatrics highlights the impetus for a new antiracist paradigm of pediatric research and shares that an exclusive focus on biology...

There is a well-established relationship between home-care visits for patients who have uncontrolled asthma and lowering emergency care requirements. However, the type of home-care visits that have been shown to be effective are not often implemented due to financial limitations on patients and insurance companies. The rate of return on investment that such a program...

In the United States, most health disparity focused research attempts to understand disparities between White and non-White Americans. In contrast, a study, published in Volume 54 of Annals of Behavioral Medicine, attempts to provide a thorough understanding of disparities between Latinx populations, primarily Mexican and Puerto Rican patients. The researchers stated their intention was to...