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Article - 7 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A with Madeleine Courtney-Brooks, MD, MPH
Dr. Courtney-Brooks is director of the Magee-Womens Gynecologic Cancer Program of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, caring for women with gynecologic cancers. Read More
Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Disparities, Health Topics A-Z, Living and Wellness
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Article - 2 Minute Read
Addressing Health Disparities: Brenda’s Story
When Brenda's brother needed a kidney transplant, she saw an opportunity to do something about it. In 2017, she became her brother's living-kidney donor through a living-donor kidney chain that saved his life. Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Health Topics A-Z, Kidney Transplant, Living and Wellness, Transplant
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Article - 8 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A With A.J. Conrad Smith, MD
A.J. Conrad Smith, MD, is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he serves as associate chief of cardiology for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Smith also is director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute. His clinical practice focuses on interventional cardiology with an emphasis on treating complex coronary disease, and transcatheter therapies for valvular heart disease. Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 11 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A With Jonathan K. Han, MD, and Winfred T. Frazier, MD, MPH
Jonathan Han, MD, and Winfred Frazier, MD, MPH, are family medicine physicians at the UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center. Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 3 Minute Read
Mental Health Disparities in the Black Community
While many health disparities are recognized as physical conditions, mental health is also a prevalent disparity for some. Learn more. Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 7 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A With Diego Chaves Gnecco, MD, MPH
Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is the director and founder of Salud Para Niños (Health for the Children), western Pennsylvania's first pediatric bilingual and bicultural community clinic. Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 7 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A with Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS
Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, focuses on risk assessment in transplantation and explores health disparities in liver transplant outcomes. Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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UPMC Life Changers: How Dr. Sharee Livingston Is Working to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Women of Color
Dr. Sharee Livingston, an ob-gyn at UPMC Lititz, co-founded an initiative to help improve outcomes for pregnant women of color. Learn more. Learn More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Article - 7 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A with Sharee Livingston, DO
Sharee Livingston, DO, is chair of obstetrics and gynecology at UPMC Lititz in Lancaster County, Pa., and a member of the hospital's board of trustees. Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness, Policy and Advocacy