Across the brain sciences, institutions and individuals have begun to actively acknowledge
and address the presence of racism, bias, and associated barriers to inclusivity within our …

The global burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to grow in
part due to better outcomes in other major diseases and in part because a substantial …

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has crippled the United States, halting
normal social and economic activities and overstretching the health system. As of June 12 …

Background In 2014, the all-cause age-adjusted death rate in the United States reached a
historic low of 724.6 per 100,000 population (1). However, mortality in rural …

A key objective of the 1993 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Revitalization Act was to
ensure inclusion of minorities in clinical research. We conducted a literature search for the …

Rationale: Disparities in patient selection for advanced therapeutics in health care have
been identified in multiple studies, but it is unclear if disparities exist in patient selection for …

Environmental exposures have been recognized as critical in the initiation and exacerbation
of asthma, one of the most common chronic childhood diseases. The National Institute of …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can be induced by multiple clinical factors,
including sepsis, acute pancreatitis, trauma, intestinal ischemia/reperfusion and burns …

Respiratory disorders like asthma, emphysema, and pulmonary fibrosis affect millions of
Americans and many more worldwide. Despite advancements in medical research that have …

Environmental burdens such as air pollution are inequitably distributed with groups of lower
socioeconomic statuses, which tend to comprise of large proportions of racial minorities …