Healthcare organizations are trying to make headway against ingrained patterns of inequitable care, an NEJM commentary notes.
Researchers will explore the ability of Black and Latinx patients to get the less-stigmatized treatment drug, buprenorphine.
Even as more older people want, or need, to extend their careers, ageism's societal influence can pose an obstacle.
Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, a professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work, is principal investigator of the first U.S. longitudinal study of health and well-being of LGBTQ midlife and older adults.