Mice with genetic growth hormone (GH) deficiency or GH resistance live much longer than
their normal siblings maintained under identical conditions with unlimited access to food …

Introduction: Pharmacogenetic testing may hold promise in addressing health disparities, as
medically underserved patients appear to be prescribed medications with pharmacogenetic …

Introduction Mortality disparities by SES, including education, have steadily increased in the
US over the past decades. This study examined whether these disparities overall and for 7 …

Background: Life expectancy in the United States has declined since 2014 but
characterization of disparities within and across metropolitan areas of the country is lacking …

Health equity is fundamental to improving the health of populations, but in recent decades
progress towards this goal has been mixed. To better support this mission, a deeper …

Advocacy organizations can play a crucial role in evaluating whether legislation or
regulation has had its intended effect by supporting robust public policy implementation and …

Background Health inequities can stem from socioeconomic position (SEP) leading to poor
health (social causation) or poor health resulting in lower SEP (health selection). We aimed …

Executive Summary Background In 2003, the Institute of Medicine issued the report Unequal
Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care that documented …

Health inequity, which leads to unfair and preventable disparities across individuals in
opportunities to achieve optimal health, has been brought back into the national spotlight by …