The coronavirus pandemic magnified health disparities among racial and ethnic groups. Some experts say using trusted community voices could help close gaps not only in vaccination rates but in overall health.
Oct 20, 2022
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Last fall, Daisy Sanchez spent every other night crying in her college dorm room.
Oct 12, 2022
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Political ideology may be the main driver of who is getting a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States and it's falling along racial lines with racial and ethnic minorities now being the most likely to roll up their sleeves, ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Violence is on the rise in California, with significant increases observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest annual report from the California Study on Violence Experiences across the Lifespan (CalVEX). ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Shawn Griffin remembers his first—and subsequently last—attempt to ask his doctor to prescribe him PrEP.
Sep 8, 2022
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Suicide is preventable, but only if conversations about this taboo topic become more commonplace, according to Rheeda Walker, University of Houston psychology professor and expert on mental health and suicide prevention. ...
Sep 2, 2022
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Health systems can play important roles in helping Black communities build wealth, according to Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) experts in a commentary published today in the New England Journal ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Brykyta Shelton found herself standing in a checkout line of a big-box retailer, uncomfortably aware as a woman ahead of her stared at her sandaled feet.
Aug 12, 2022
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Coaching patients to voice their concerns about their medical care and advocate for themselves can offset physicians' racial bias so it doesn't lead to inferior experiences for Black patients, a University of Michigan-led ...
Aug 1, 2022
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New York City asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday to rename the monkeypox virus to avoid stigmatizing patients who might then hold off on seeking care.
Jul 27, 2022
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