Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addressing healthcare disparities begins with research and flows through a strategic policy pipeline to drive real change. (Built ...

I’ve experienced the reality of health disparities firsthand. Growing up in a low-income, predominantly Black neighborhood in Boston during the 60s and 70s, my family didn’t have access, or, frankly, ...

Nobody listened when I insisted my blood pressure was too high soon after my first son was born. “You people always have ...

As an epidemiologist and physician, I’ve long been concerned about how health interventions for marginalized communities are evaluated. A new study explores that concern and offers some solutions for ...

Race, ethnicity, and language (REL) data can be used to identify and intervene on urgent population health priorities. State-based, multistakeholder approaches can improve REL data collection, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health disparities along racial and ethnic lines. In response, healthcare organizations are reexamining their role in contributing to these inequities and ...

TAMPA (Bloom) – April is recognized as Minority Health Month. The observance aims to brings awareness to health disparities, while encouraging action through education, early detection, and disease ...

Recently, the area of genetics has greatly transformed public comprehension of health and disease. Through the process of deciphering the genetic code, scientists have discovered vital data that ...

Sixteen years after the ACA was signed into law, the program is facing renewed political scrutiny, rising costs and coverage shifts. Federal policymakers have proposed changes to ACA structure and ...

Recent articles have purported that COVID-19 is negatively impacting Black and Latina/o American communities to a greater extent than White communities. One reason cited for this disparity is the ...