BioPharma Dive September 26, 2022
Over the last 2 years, a greater spotlight has shone on inequalities in health care, and the greater need to improve health equity. Part of this effort is the need for education on health disparities to educate clinicians on how to best improve health outcomes for all patient populations. We sat down with WebMD CMO, Dr. John Whyte, and Medscape Education CMO, Dr. Hansa Bhargava, to discuss how we can work toward a better and more equitable future.
Although issues existed prior to COVID-19, in many ways the pandemic illuminated the need to work toward addressing disparities. Dr. Bhargava shares that, “Morbidity and mortality related to the pandemic unfortunately was more concentrated in certain racial groups. Initially the spread of...