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  • Article - 7 Minute Read

    Health Disparities Q&A with Carlos Cream, MD, PhD

    June 2, 2022

    Carlos Cream, MD, PhD, is an internist with UPMC in Central Pa. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by UPMC

    Categorized as: Health Equity

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    Dr. Cream
  • Article - 4 Minute Read

    Q&A: Bridging Health Inequities With Cancer Screenings, With Dr. Evans

    May 31, 2022

    Does race affect cancer outcomes? How did COVID-19 affect cancer care? In this Q&A, Dr. Evans answers these questions and more. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

    Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Equity, Health Topics A-Z

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    Q&A: Bridging Health Inequities With Cancer Screenings, With Dr. Evans
  • Article - 9 Minute Read

    Health Disparities Q&A with Madeleine Courtney-Brooks, MD, MPH

    April 11, 2022

    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

    Medically Reviewed by UPMC Magee-Womens, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

    Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Equity, Health Topics A-Z, Living and Wellness

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    Dr. Courtney-Brooks
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  • Article - 2 Minute Read

    Addressing Health Disparities: Brenda’s Story

    March 23, 2022

    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

    Medically Reviewed by Transplant Services

    Categorized as: Health Equity, Health Topics A-Z, Kidney Transplant, Living and Wellness, Transplant, UPMC Stories

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    Do antidepressants work?
  • Article - 10 Minute Read

    Health Disparities Q&A With A.J. Conrad Smith, MD

    February 21, 2022

    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

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    Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness

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    Health Disparities Q&A With Jonathan K. Han, MD, and Winfred T. Frazier, MD, MPH

    January 11, 2022

    Jonathan Han, MD, and Winfred Frazier, MD, MPH, are family medicine physicians at the UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Government Advocacy

    Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness

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    Health disparities Q&A
  • Article - 4 Minute Read

    Mental Health Disparities in the Black Community

    December 1, 2021

    While many health disparities are recognized as physical conditions, mental health is also a prevalent disparity for some. Learn more. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by UPMC

    Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness

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    While many health disparities are recognized as physical conditions, mental health is also a prevalent disparity for some. Learn more.
  • Article - 8 Minute Read

    Health Disparities Q&A With Diego Chaves Gnecco, MD, MPH

    November 17, 2021

    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 NiƱos (Health for the Children), western Pennsylvania's first pediatric bilingual and bicultural community clinic. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Government Advocacy

    Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness

    Tagged with: Health Disparities Q&A

  • Article - 9 Minute Read

    Health Disparities Q&A with Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS

    November 12, 2021

    Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, focuses on risk assessment in transplantation and explores health disparities in liver transplant outcomes. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Government Advocacy

    Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness

    Tagged with: Health Disparities Q&A

    Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, focuses on risk assessment in transplantation and explores disparities in liver transplant outcomes.
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