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Examining Racial Disparities in Health Care

Despite ongoing movements for racial equality, BIPOC families still face significant barriers to proper health care, worsening their mistrust of the system.

Federal Policy Changes Are Likely to Deepen Racial Health Gaps

These inequities are detailed in the Commonwealth Fund’s 2026 State Health Disparities Report.

Unveiling the Surprising Facts and Stats Behind Metabolic Diseases in Black Communities

Metabolic diseases are surprisingly more prevalent among Black communities. Discover the reasons why and what Black Americans can do to safeguard their health.

Racism Has No Place in Medicine

Racial Inequality in War

Racial Inequality in War By Connor Huff, University of California, Los Angeles, Eric Min, University of California, Los Angeles, and Robert Schub, Rutgers University How does racia...

CRC screening rates negatively impacted by racial disparities

CHICAGO — Even as colorectal cancer screening rates have risen among older adults across race and ethnicity, racial disparities in cancer screenings have not improved comparatively...

Black people in England twice as likely to suffer stroke as white counterparts

In-depth study also reveals patients from black African and Caribbean backgrounds are less likely to receive timely carePeople from black backgrounds in England are twice as likely...

Stress from racism may help explain why black women more likely to die in childbirth, study finds

Exclusive: Cambridge research finds socioenvironmental stressors may influence body’s ability to function healthily in pregnancyStress from racism and deprivation could explain why...

Disparities and Uncertainties Surround Medicare Free Annual Wellness Visits for Black and Hispanic Patients

Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are intended as a cornerstone of preventive health care for older adults on Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, offering a no-cost oppor...

Tarun Thomas and Priyanka Kulkarni: Health care equality for Black people starts with building trust

Medical mistrust plays a significant role in fueling health care disparities experienced by Black people in Milwaukee, across Wisconsin, and nationally, particularly in high rates...

Black mothers face scrutiny, distrust in pediatric health care

Black mothers face scrutiny, distrust in pediatric health care lkinross Thu, 05/07/2026 - 15:47 May 07, 2026 By Louise KinrossImagine your family is travelling on a medica...

The Hidden Health Inequality Facing Even the Wealthiest Black Mothers

You may recall Khiara Bridges from That Video—the one from July 2022, where she calls Missouri Senator Josh Hawley “transphobic” to his face. As one of the leading scholars in the...

Race, Risk, and the VBAC Calculator: The Politics of Race Correction in Childbirth

I started noticing a pattern. Every Black woman I know who has given birth in the past decade delivered by cesarean. Some of those surgeries were scheduled in advance. Some followe...

Study Reveals Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Equally Effective Across Racial and Ethnic Groups at Federally Qualifi...

A groundbreaking study published in The Annals of Family Medicine reveals important insights into the effectiveness of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening interventions across divers...

State Rep. Renee Price on efforts to improve Black maternal health

  One especially vexing public health issue that continues to plague North Carolina is the persistent crisis in the wellbeing of Black mothers and other moms of color. Time and aga...

Report: Immigration Status is a Challenge to Texas Health Care

In November 2024, Texas Governor Greg Abbott executed a new policy via executive order directing state hospitals to ask patients about their citizenship status and report responses...

Health & Politics!

So when I saw this my first thought in today's politically charged environment my first thought was... Democrat states vs. Republican states! Why do they keep voting Republican?Yea...

Racism-Related Stress May Contribute To High Black Maternal Mortality Rates, Study Finds

New research from the U.K. points to a connection between racism-related stress and the disproportionately high maternal mortality rates among Black women.

The American Red Cross Blood Donations Help Bridge Health Gaps for Minority Communities

(NAPSI)­–April marks National Minority Health Month, a time to recognize the health disparities that affect diverse communities across the country, including conditions that impact...

Asian American communities report delaying care due to cost, recent immigration policies

SAN FRANCISCO — There are substantial gaps in access to care and screening for conditions like hepatitis B, diabetes and tuberculosis among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Paci...

Self-Employed Hispanic Women Show Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk Than Salaried Peers, Study Finds

A groundbreaking study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Ethnicity & Disease has unveiled critical insights into the cardiovascular health disparities faced by Hi...

A new study reveals there’s more than race driving breast cancer survival rate disparities in Black women

Black women have a higher rate of developing more aggressive tumors at earlier stages that often go mischaracterized.  Despite Black

NHS improves genetic testing for minority ethnic cancer patients

Exclusive: Pre-chemotherapy tests previously did not look for gene variant that put some ethnicities at higher risk of serious side effectsThousands of cancer patients from minorit...

What Do We Really Know About “Obesity”?

In 1864, the scientist Benjamin Apthorp Gould was appointed to conduct a survey of the physical characteristics of thousands of Civil War soldiers, sailors, and students. Five year...