Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccination rate in the Black community lagged well behind that of whites, a gap many in the media speculated was the result of fears based on historical health-related injustices like ...
Oct 28, 2022
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A new study has revealed significant racial disparities in how quickly minorities with the most common form of lung cancer receive potentially lifesaving radiation therapy compared with their white counterparts.
Oct 25, 2022
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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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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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The use of precise, accurate language in defining Black communities in health care research must improve in Canada, or there is a risk that health research will fail to meet the needs of Black people in Canada, argues a University ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Hispanic and Black men are dying from HPV-associated throat cancer at a higher rate, and most new cases are being diagnosed in white men at late-stage when it's more difficult to treat, according to a new Rutgers study.
Jul 6, 2022
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Residents in predominantly Black communities are more likely than those in predominantly white communities to live near a hospital with a certified stroke center. But a new study shows that when residents in these Black communities ...
Jun 27, 2022
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