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Ufere, MD, MSCE, Marina Serper, MD, MS, and colleagues found using nationwide U.S. data that 6% of patients with chronic liver disease report healthcare–related transportation insecurity, which about doubled the risk of mortality even after adjustment for income and other social risk factors.</span></p></p> <p class="content-tease__related"> <a href="/digestive-health/specialty.aspx?id=1007" itemprop="relatedLink">Digestive Health</a>, <a href="/research-and-innovation/topic.aspx?id=1099" itemprop="relatedLink">Equity and Inclusion</a>, <a href="/digestive-health/topic.aspx?id=1071" itemprop="relatedLink">Liver</a> </p> <p class="content-metadata"> <span class="content-metadata__media -journal">Journal</span> <time class="date" datetime="2024-07-15" itemprop="datePublished">July 15, 2024</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="content-tease__item"> <div class="content-tease" itemtype="http://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle"> <h3 class="content-tease__heading" itemprop="name"> <a href="/obgyn/journal.aspx?id=2633" itemprop="url"> Multicomponent Program Improved Perinatal Mental Health in an Urban Cohort During COVID-19</a> </h3> <p itemprop="description"> <p><span>Massachusetts General Hospital researchers demonstrated that a community-based perinatal program combining patient navigation, behavioral healthcare and emergency relief was associated with improvements in depressive symptoms and perceived stress, as well as improvement in anxiety symptoms for a subset of participants.</span></p></p> <p class="content-tease__related"> <a href="/research-and-innovation/topic.aspx?id=1056" itemprop="relatedLink">COVID-19</a>, <a href="/research-and-innovation/topic.aspx?id=1099" itemprop="relatedLink">Equity and Inclusion</a>, <a href="/neuro/topic.aspx?id=1032" itemprop="relatedLink">Female Mental Health</a>, <a href="/obgyn/specialty.aspx?id=1006" itemprop="relatedLink">OB/GYN</a> </p> <p class="content-metadata"> <span class="content-metadata__media 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Updates</a> </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="-background--grey -padding--vertical -padding--horizontal"> <div class="content-container -width--wide -centered"> <h2 class="section-heading -centered">Equity and Inclusion Contributors</h2> <ul class="profile-card__list" id="profile-cards"> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <p class="profile-card__content__image"> <img alt="" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/mantha_bryant_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/mantha_bryant_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/mantha_bryant_advances.png"> </p> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1504" itemprop="url">Allison S. Bryant Mantha, MD, MPH</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Chief Health Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/obgyn/journal.aspx?id=2592">Commentary: Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/mantha_bryant_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/mantha_bryant_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/mantha_bryant_advances.png"> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <p class="profile-card__content__image"> <img alt="Dr. Christine Ritchie" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/christine_ritchie_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/christine_ritchie_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/christine_ritchie_advances.png"> </p> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1536" itemprop="url">Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Director of Research, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/geriatrics/article.aspx?id=1583">Advocating for a Home-Based Care Approach to Support Homebound Patients and Those Living With Dementia</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="Dr. Christine Ritchie" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/christine_ritchie_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/christine_ritchie_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/christine_ritchie_advances.png"> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <p class="profile-card__content__image"> <img alt="Dr. Flores" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/flores-fren_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/flores-fren_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/flores-fren_advances.png"> </p> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1746" itemprop="url">Efren J. 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