The cost of caring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) continues to increase
worldwide. The cause is not only a steady increase in the prevalence of Crohn's disease …

Invasive cervical cancer disproportionately affects women without sufficient access to care,
with higher rates among minority groups in higher-income countries and women in low …

Background Public health measures to control the COVID‐19 pandemic have led to feelings
of loneliness among older adults, which, prior to COVID, has been associated with …

Background Black patients with lung cancer diagnosed at early stages—for which surgical
resection offers a potential cure—experience worse overall survival than do their white …

Background Low back pain is an important public health issue across the world. However, it
is unclear whether socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with low back pain. This study …

The growing nurse practitioner (NP) workforce represents a significant supply of primary
care providers, who if optimally utilized, are well-positioned to improve access to health care …

Black patients are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) at half the rate as White
patients. The reasons for this large disparity are unknown. Here, we review evidence that …

In 2002, the Institute of Medicine highlighted community partnerships as important in
strategies for ensuring the public's health in the 21st century. Whether defined narrowly as …

Purpose: Equal-access health care systems such as the Veterans Health Administration
(VHA) reduce financial and nonfinancial barriers to care. It is unknown if such systems …

Public disability programs provide financial support to 12 million working‐age individuals
per year, though not all eligible individuals take up these programs. Mixed evidence exists …