A broad education effort about cardiac arrest seemed to improve care and save lives, a study has found. But even as the response to cardiac arrest improved in important ways, survival rates rose only in white people.
Aug 25, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Worried about low vaccination rates among the young as the new school year looms, the White House on Thursday unveiled a new initiative to get shots into the arms of more students.
Aug 6, 2021
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President Joe Biden's administration drew up a strategy to contain one coronavirus strain, then another showed up that's much more contagious.
Aug 4, 2021
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Research presented today (Thursday 29 July) at the 2021 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Colorado, shows that more must be done to tackle the barriers to recruitment and retention of participants ...
Jul 30, 2021
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Many Americans believe their communities are doing a good job meeting the needs of older adults, but white people may be better equipped than people of color to age within their communities, according to a new survey from ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Everyone knows smoking is bad for the heart and lungs. But the damage it does to the brain often gets less attention than it should—from smokers and health care providers alike.
Jul 6, 2021
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COVID-19 has put the American health care system's deeply entrenched inequities into high relief. The social, economic and political structures that predated the pandemic's public health crisis and resulting recession have ...
Jul 2, 2021
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A new study suggests that even when differences in socioeconomic status are taken into consideration, Black people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be more negatively impacted by the disease than white people with MS. The ...
Jun 30, 2021
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A recent study finds states that exhibit higher levels of systemic racism also have pronounced racial disparities regarding access to health care. In short, the more racist a state was, the better access white people had—and ...
Jun 24, 2021
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(HealthDay)—A new poll shows that only about 30 percent of American adults say they are concerned about developing skin cancer—even though nearly 70 percent have at least one risk factor for the disease.
Jun 22, 2021
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