Research shows that pregnant people on Medicaid are more likely to have worse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth, compared to those who have private insurance. When a baby is born too early—or prematurely—it ...
Feb 3, 2022
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A stronger association exists between deaths from COVID-19 and obesity in people of Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority groups than in White people, latest research published in the journal Nature Communications ...
Feb 2, 2022
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New research says lack of trust in public sector officials has played a key role in low uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations amongst groups termed "high risk."
Jan 20, 2022
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From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general population—thrusting the long-standing issue of health disparities in the U.S. into the attention ...
Jan 20, 2022
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The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the wave subsides in mid-March.
Jan 18, 2022
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More education is linked to better heart health, but it may not overcome the effects of race, a new study says.
Jan 5, 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hispanic Medicare patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were more likely to die than non-Hispanic white Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study led by researchers from the Department of Health ...
Dec 23, 2021
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After an initial wave of enthusiasm among parents to have their children vaccinated against COVID-19, there has been a noticeable uptick in parental resistance since June that is contributing to a slowing of the teen vaccination ...
Dec 15, 2021
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An immune disease that can damage vital organs—and is supposedly rare in young people—is more common than previously thought among Black children, a study suggests.
Dec 8, 2021
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Almost two years into the pandemic, Black and other ethnic minority people in Britain are still dying with the coronavirus at higher rates than white residents, likely because of lower vaccination rates, a government-commissioned ...
Dec 3, 2021
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