Juneteenth and Healthcare Disparities in Black Communities: What’s the Connection?
June 19 marks the annual commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved Black populations in the United States. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was passed in 1863, slavery was not abolished throughout many Confederate states until the
Welcome to Responsum for Long COVID
Today marks the official launch of our newest platform, Responsum for Long COVID. This free knowledge and empowerment platform provides personalized patient information, resources, and support for people with long COVID—i.e., those who are experiencing
Learn About World Health Day 2021 and Global Health Inequity
Each year, we celebrate World Health Day on April 7 to raise awareness for important health issues. The World Health Organization (WHO) picks a “specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern” every
Responsum Health Announces New Partnership with Black Women’s Health Imperative for Fibroids App
Responsum Health has the honor of partnering up with the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), “the only national organization dedicated solely to improving the health and wellness of our nation’s 21 million Black women and
How To Help Raise Awareness During World Glaucoma Week 2021
Across the globe, glaucoma advocates, caregivers, healthcare providers, and patients alike will be honoring World Glaucoma Week 2021 from Sunday, March 7 through Saturday, March 13. Jointly run by the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and the
National Kidney Month 2021: Spreading the Word About Kidney Disease
Today marks the first day of National Kidney Month 2021, celebrated each March—a time to raise additional awareness for chronic kidney disease (CKD). According to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), this disease affects “an estimated
January Is National Glaucoma Awareness Month: How To Get Involved
To help save the vision of over 3.7 million Americans living with glaucoma, Prevent Blindness, the nation’s leading volunteer eye health organization, joins other prominent vision and eye health groups to establish the month of
2020: Thoughts on a Trying Year
As this most unfortunate year comes to a close, I feel a true mixture of sadness and hope. 2020 will forever be known as the year of the coronavirus, which has brought devastation and horror
New Initiative To Raise Awareness and Support Patient Recruitment for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Trial
Update, Feb. 10, 2021: “Galapagos NV and Gilead Sciences today announced the decision to halt the ISABELA Phase 3 clinical studies with the investigational autotaxin inhibitor ziritaxestat in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The decision