Researchers had suspected that chemical hair relaxers might be behind racial disparities in breast cancer diagnoses. A new study narrows in on lye as a possible cause for that link.
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A survey finds that hardship disparities across racial and ethnic groups have persisted throughout the pandemic.
Indigenous people in the US have high rates of food insecurity and dietary-related health problems. Any attempts to address the problem must start with land justice, argues a scholar of Native health and food.
A public health scholar explores why Asian Americans in their late teens and early adulthood are at high risk for death by suicide.
Prince Philip died at 99. Living to such a ripe old age isn’t unusual for UK royals. Nor is it surprising, argues an expert on aging and longevity.
Am I really eligible? Isn’t there someone more worthy of getting immunized before me? A bioethicist explains that such feelings of guilt are understandable. In fact, they are good for society.
The findings suggest that many Black and Hispanic Americans don’t believe health care providers are listening to them.
Major league baseball opens today, and few are likely to give race a thought. When Jackie Robinson integrated MLB in 1947, it was a far different story. Did racism lead to Robinson’s early death?
Transcript of Don’t Call Me Resilient, Episode 5: Black health matters
Though COVID-19 has killed Black Americans at nearly twice the rate as white Americans, Black people are the least likely racial group to say they’re eager to get the vaccine.
There aren’t just health care disparities between white and Black people. There are funding disparities too that make it harder for Black scientists to succeed in academia.
Living in societies with gender bias can harm women’s health.
Low oxygen levels can be a sign that a patient is in danger. A device that measures oxygen levels has been shown to miss low oxygen levels in Black people much more often than in white people.
Blacks are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19 than whites. A study that examined racism at the country level had surprising results.
A study of 800 Black American families shows early experiences of racism have long-term consequences for physical and mental health.
Hispanics born in the US have worse health outcomes than Hispanics in the US who were born in countries from which they emigrated.
With many schools closed, children’s health could suffer.
Getting the real answers on health gaps requires a deep dive into the demographics.
California’s COVID-19 disparities are sobering. Everyone is at risk, but low-income, Black and Latino residents are dying at higher rates.
Pluralism — the active process of inclusion — could reduce disparities in some of the most pressing health issues of our time.
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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Assistant Professor of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences, Tulane University
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Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
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Professor of Anthropology, American University
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Professor of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Iowa
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