Two large studies released this month found that commonly used racial categories in U.S. health data obscure significant ...

Flipping the food pyramid and banning SNAP for 'junk food' don't address class, race, and other social determinants of health ...

A new study analyzing dozens of published papers over five decades focusing on health care disparities in Washington, DC, found that those that employed medical humanities approaches identified ...

After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities. Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to suffer from chronic diseases than Whites. Why? From false ...

WASHINGTON -- A new study analyzing dozens of published papers over five decades focusing on health care disparities in Washington, DC, found that those that employed medical humanities approaches ...

Created in 2021 by Black Mamas Matter, Black Maternal Health Week addresses systemic health issues facing Black mothers. Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, but Black women are three ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services involves deep cuts to several divisions that help protect and improve the health of minority and underserved populations ...

This article presents a systematic review of US health care disparities in biologics access across immunology (ie, rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology) and a call to action. Objectives: ...

The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, show that despite improvements in death registration, only a small ...