News About Health Disparities
July to September 2024
September 2024
Historical Redlining Linked to Higher Diabetes Rates in Minority Communities
September 30, 2024
Black Community Urged to Embrace Organ Donation Amid Health Disparities
September 28, 2024
Black Infants Face Higher Mortality Risk from Congenital Heart Disease
September 27, 2024
Black Gay Men Face Disproportionate HIV Risk Despite Prevention Options
September 26, 2024
Online Racial Microaggressions Impact Black Women’s Sleep Quality
September 25, 2024
Black Patients Face Disparities in Therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
September 24, 2024
Affordable Care Act Improves Cancer Care Access for Underserved Groups
September 24, 2024
Medicaid Inequities Highlight Struggles of Minority Physicians
September 24, 2024
Opioid abuse treatments don’t reach areas most in need
September 24, 2024
Insurance Status Drives Disparities in Prenatal Heart Defect Diagnosis
September 23, 2024
Opioid Deaths Reveal Deep Racial Disparities Amid Recent Declines
September 23, 2024
Asian Americans Face Unique Cardiovascular Health Challenges
September 22, 2024
California Aims to Slash Maternal Mortality, Address Racial Disparities
September 19, 2024
Black Women at Higher Risk of Death from All Breast Cancer Types
September 19, 2024
New Study Reveals Racial Disparities in Preventive Care Billing
September 19, 2024
Black Stroke Patients Face Delays in Emergency Care
September 19, 2024
Hispanic Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Lag Behind
September 18, 2024
Organ Donation Crisis Disproportionately Impacts Black Americans
September 18, 2024
Racial Disparities in Air Pollution Exposure Persist in California
September 17, 2024
Rosacea Diagnosis Challenges in Patients of Color
September 17, 2024
Socioeconomic Status Drives Colorectal Cancer Survival Gap
September 16, 2024
Social Factors Affect Heart Health in Asian Americans
September 16, 2024
New Cervical Cancer Screening Tech May Reduce Disparities
September 13, 2024
Cancer Care Lags for Hispanic People in the US
September 13, 2024
Racial Disparities Persist in Colorectal Cancer Outcomes
September 12, 2024
Cancer Trials Exclude Many African, Middle Eastern Patients
September 11, 2024
South Asian Heart Health Study Reveals Disparities Among Sub Groups
September 11, 2024
New York Takes Bold Step to Address Health Disparities in Insurance
September 10, 2024
Air Pollution Drives High Death Rates in Black Americans
September 10, 2024
Delayed Care for Black Stroke Patients Highlights Disparities
September 10, 2024
Puerto Rican Mothers Face Alarming Birth Disparities
September 10, 2024
Disparity in Blood Pressure Cuff Sizes Affects Black Adults
September 6, 2024
Geographic Factors Influence Heart Risk in Chinese Americans
September 5, 2024
Judge Blocks EPA from Considering Race in Environmental Cases
September 4, 2024
Study of Death Rates Masks Native Hawaiian Youth Health Disparities
September 4, 2024
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist in Cancer Treatment Access
September 4, 2024
Wildfire Smoke Exacerbates Racial Disparities in Pediatric Asthma
September 4, 2024
Breast Cancer Rates Soar Among Asian and Pacific Islander Women
September 4, 2024
Race Data Errors May Hinder Child Health Equity Efforts
September 3, 2024
False-Positive Mammograms Widen Racial Gap in Breast Cancer Screening
September 3, 2024
Lack of Data Hinders Native American Public Health Efforts
September 3, 2024
Inequality Linked to Faster Brain Aging, Impacting Minorities
September 3, 2024
Egg Donation Payments Reveal Stark Racial Inequalities
September 2, 2024
Skin Tone Linked to Birth Control Access Disparities
September 2, 2024
Social Factors Widen Cardiovascular Health Gap in Asian Americans
September 2, 2024
August 2024
Overdose Crisis Widens Health Gap for Older Black Men
August 30, 2024
Congresswomen Urge FDA Action on Hair-Straightening Chemicals
August 29, 2024
Study Links Racial, Economic Injustice to Accelerated Aging
August 27, 2024
Heat-Related Deaths Surge 117% Over 25 Years in U.S.
August 26, 2024
Sickle Cell Care Gap Highlights Racial Health Disparities
August 26, 2024
Brain Age Affected by Social and Environmental Factors
August 26, 2024
Neighborhood Disadvantage Linked to Higher Hypertension Rates
August 26, 2024
Rural Hawaiʻi Health Gaps Wider for Minorities
August 26, 2024
Social Factors Drive Cancer Survival Gap Among US Races
August 26, 2024
Dementia Deaths Rise, Black Americans and Women Most Affected
August 26, 2024
Neighborhood Poverty Fuels Racial Gap in Hypertension Rates
August 23, 2024
Hispanic Lung Cancer Disparity Less in South Florida
August 23, 2024
Study Finds Racial Gaps in Streaming Tobacco Exposure
August 22, 2024
Federal Policies Worsen Health Disparities in Puerto Rico
August 22, 2024
Air Pollution’s Mental Health Toll Higher in Redlined Areas
August 22, 2024
New Tool Reveals Higher Heart Failure Risk for Native Americans
August 21, 2024
Heat Vulnerability Linked to Worse Stroke Outcomes in Study
August 21, 2024
American Indians Face Much Higher Heart Failure Risk
August 21, 2024
Homicide Widens Life Expectancy Gap Between Black and White Men
August 21, 2024
Study Reveals Persistent Racial Gaps in Maternal Health Outcomes
August 20, 2024
Suicide Rates Surge Among Young Asian Americans
August 20, 2024
Racial Disparities Seen in New Infant Fever Guidelines
August 20, 2024
Weight-Loss Drug Access Highlights Racial Health Disparities
August 19, 2024
Rural Communities of Color Tackle Health Care Access Challenges
August 19, 2024
Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Rates Vary Widely Across U.S. Regions
August 19, 2024
New Medicare Drug Deal to Benefit Native American Elders
August 18, 2024
Social Media Age Bans May Harm Marginalized Youth
August 16, 2024
Black women face more aggressive uterine cancer, study finds
August 15, 2024
Colorism in Healthcare: A Hidden Barrier to Equitable Treatment
August 15, 2024
Study Reveals Racial Bias in Doctors’ Medical Records
August 15, 2024
Diabetes Amputations Surge Among Black and Latino Americans
August 15, 2024
Study Reveals Faster Aging in Native Hawaiians
August 15, 2024
Older White women have the highest bone fracture rates
August 15, 2024
Race and Gender Affect Heart Attack Survival After CPR
August 13, 2024
Rising Dementia Mortality Reveals Health Disparities
August 13, 2024
Black Parkinson’s Patients Face Barriers to Diagnosis and Care
August 13, 2024
Study Reveals Racial Disparities in Endometrial Cancer Care
August 9, 2024
Summers Heat Up Racial Health Disparities in Northeast
August 7, 2024
Mental Health Barriers Higher for College Students of Color
August 2, 2024
Bone Marrow Donor’s Community Impacts Recipient Survival
August 1, 2024
Black Americans Face Higher Pollution Risks and Concerns
August 1, 2024
New Census Category to Shed Light on MENA Health Disparities
August 1, 2024
Racial Gap in Esophageal Cancer Mortality Narrows
August 1, 2024
July 2024
Racial Disparities in Hospice Care Outcomes Revealed
July 29, 2024
Racial Disparities in Diverticular Disease Outcomes
July 28, 2024
Poverty, Not Race, Linked to Worse Lupus Skin Symptoms
July 25, 2024
Health Equity Bill Tackles Tobacco-Related Disparities
July 25, 2024
Alaska Natives Face Higher Cancer Rates and Mortality
July 25, 2024
Closing Racial Gap in Colon Cancer Care Could Save Lives
July 24, 2024
Racial Disparities in Minnesota’s Opioid Crisis Widen
July 20, 2024
Stroke Care Gap Widens in Low-Income Communities
July 20, 2024
American Indians Face Highest Rates of Arthritis Pain
July 17, 2024
Cancer Screening Tool Fails Black Women, Study Finds
July 15, 2024
Medical Debt Crisis Hits Black Americans Hardest
July 12, 2024
Black Women Less Likely to Get Key Breast Cancer MRI
July 10, 2024
Air Pollution Deaths Hit Black Americans Hardest
July 1, 2024
