News & Announcements
Dr. Alexis Thompson Co-Authors Study on a Novel Gene Therapy
A novel gene therapy promoted transfusion independence in more than 90 percent of adult and pediatric patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, according to a recent clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.…
ACAP Establishes Medical Scholarship to Address Disparities in Black Maternal Mortality
The Sylvia B. Kelly Medical Scholarship for Health Equity offers rising fourth-year students from underrepresented backgrounds $25,000. WASHINGTON—The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) announced today the establishment of the Sylvia…
Cityblock Health Appoints Dr. Kameron Matthews to Chief Health Officer Role
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cityblock Health, a value-based healthcare provider for Medicaid and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries, today announced the appointment of Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP, as Chief Health Officer,…
Merck Celebrates the NMF Diversity in Clinical Trials Program’s Emerging Principal Investigators
Ensuring diversity in clinical trials has been historically challenging. Barriers to participation, like a lack of clinical trial awareness, time and resource constraints and mistrust of the process and information, are well recognized in the medical community.
Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program Announces First Group of Physicians to be Trained
52 physicians from across the U.S. selected for the inaugural cohort of the five-year, $100 million initiative. Initiative is part of the BMS Foundation commitment to health equity and diversity and inclusion made last year
