All health disparities

Crystal Patil carries a child on her back

May 21, 2013

Anthropologist Crystal Patil works for a better world

Crystal Patil thought she wanted to be a nurse – until she took her first anthropology course

Dr. Saul Weiner

April 16, 2013

Individualized care more effective, study finds

Patients’ health outcomes improve when physicians pay attention to their patients’ life circumstances.

Dr. Saul Weiner

April 15, 2013

Patients go undercover to record encounters with doctors

Study finds improved outcomes when physicians consider patients’ life circumstances.

Nursing students learn intubation by working on a mannequin.

April 3, 2013

Using technology to train health care professionals

New grant expands interprofessional education.

Dr. M. Roy Wilson

March 28, 2013

NIH official to discuss health disparities

Minority health will be the focus of April 10 Chancellor’s Lecture Series event.

Ribbon cutting veremony for the Davis Health and Wellness Center

February 22, 2013

UI Health opens Brighton Park clinic

A new health center offers much-needed care in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood.

February 21, 2013

Minority health conference targets health disparities

Researchers, community leaders and students gather to address health disparities.

November 5, 2012

U.S. Hispanics at High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Hispanics and Latinos living in the U.S. are highly likely to have several major cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, and smoking, according to a new, large-scale study.

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