Health Equity

The Asian American population is the largest-growing demographic in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But surprisingly, an Asian American is not typically represented when it comes to participating in health studies and gathering medical information. The All of Us program and precision medicine aim to reduce this disparity....

A nationwide effort to better tailor medicine to patients’ needs kicks off Sunday. The All of Us Research Program, which includes participation from the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Medical College of Wisconsin and Marshfield Clinic, will collect blood and urine samples from volunteers across the country to create a medical database of 1 million people....

Three Wisconsin medical and scientific organizations – Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin – in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will open enrollment on May 6 for the All of Us Research Program, a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds.  ...