Living in a historically redlined area linked to worse heart health, study finds
In the 1930s, the U.S. government introduced the practice of redlining — categorizing neighborhoods based…
Category: health disparities
Ending racial health disparities hinges on penalties, political will, experts say
The nation’s widespread racial health disparities won’t be erased without changes to how health care…
Why maternal mortality is so hard to measure — and why the problem may get worse
Every new data point or report appears to confirm it: The U.S. is in the…
Why nearly half of Americans with Parkinson’s don’t see a neurologist
It took Richard Huckabee nine years to get a Parkinson’s diagnosis. A district manager for…
Black Americans living in disadvantaged neighborhoods age faster than white peers, study finds
Black Americans who live in neighborhoods with lower levels of income and education may age…
What the end of affirmative action means to a fourth-year medical student
When the U.S. Supreme Court released its landmark ruling overturning the use of race-conscious college…
After affirmative action ruling, medical education leaders see silver lining in court endorsement of ‘holistic review’
After having a day to read through the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action, some…
Medical leaders decry Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
Medical leaders on Thursday reacted swiftly to the Supreme Court’s decision to severely restrict the…
We have a cure for hepatitis C — so why aren’t more people getting treatment?
In 2005, Nick Voyles was diagnosed with hepatitis C after being released from five years…
Supreme Court strikes down use of affirmative action, a blow to efforts to diversify medical schools
Overturning decades of precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the use of…
In absence of Roe v. Wade, an abortion doctor dwells on all the patients she does not see
Last year, just a few months after the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade…
‘We fail people’: New data on disparities in Medicaid access to opioid addiction treatment
An estimated 82,998 people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. last year. A new…
New research underscores benefits of gender-affirming hormones, rebutting anti-trans claims
Anti-trans legislation and rhetoric frequently suggest that taking gender-affirming hormones is a big health risk….
‘Falling through the cracks’: Why ADHD is under-diagnosed among Asian Americans
Behind a veneer of accomplishment, underneath good grades and musical talents, Emily Chen was in…
The Canada wildfires are exposing the harmful effects — and health inequities — of air pollution
Wildfires blazing in and around Quebec are creating hazardous health conditions throughout North America. Over…
Listen: For Long Island mothers, community efforts address ‘an injustice made purposefully invisible’
In the third episode of “Color Code,” we take a look at efforts on Long…
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Studies show top surgery is safe for fat patients, but some surgeons still mandate weight loss
Vince Wescott was ready for top surgery. He had the cash saved up, he’d gotten…
Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests
NEW YORK (AP) — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function…
Opinion: The DEA needs to officially allow telehealth prescribing for opioid use disorder
The statistics are dismal, though they bear repeating: 81% of overdose deaths in the U.S….
Opinion: Checklists to screen for patients’ social needs aren’t helping
I once saw a patient who came to the emergency room with injuries that were…
‘A textbook case of environmental racism’: The battle over the Brookhaven Landfill
The area of North Bellport on Long Island sits in the shadows of a massive…
After decades of neglecting women athletes, sport and exercise medicine is finally catching up
When cyclist Alison Tetrick joined the sport’s professional ranks, she received the perks that come…
Opinion: New draft recommendations for mammograms take a one-size-fits-all approach
On May 9, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated draft recommendations…
Opinion: Starting breast cancer screening at 40 saved my life
In 2015, the year I turned 40, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for…
‘We’re failing to make progress’: Studies show ongoing toll of premature Black deaths
In the last two decades, Black Americans have suffered 1.63 million excess deaths and lost…
Black patients far less likely to receive key opioid addiction medication, study finds
Black people are far less likely than other Americans to receive buprenorphine, a key medication…
Human ‘pangenome’ published, with goal of making genomics more useful for diverse populations
An international team of scientists has assembled the first human “pangenome” — an attempt to…
Breast cancer screening should begin at 40, not 50, federal health panel recommends
The United States Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday created new guidelines recommending all women…
Listen: Welcome to Long Island: segregation and suburban health
For season 2 of “Color Code,” we’re zooming into the birthplace of American suburbs and…
Survey: Anti-LGBTQ legislation takes alarming mental-health toll on queer youth
Across the U.S., anti-LGBTQ legislation — and especially anti-trans legislation — is limiting queer youth’s…
‘We went from almost no lockdowns to daily lockdowns’: The mental health crisis inside California women’s prisons
Liz Lozano has been incarcerated since 1995. Having spent over 20 years at the Central…
Free Uber rides helped patients keep their prenatal appointments. Now the company wants insurers to pay for it
For patients of the Community of Hope and Mary’s Center clinics in Washington, D.C., getting…
In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds
Black people in counties with more Black primary care physicians live longer, according to a…
Opinion: Current heat warning systems are woefully inadequate in an age of climate change
I’ve spent a decade studying the health impacts of extreme heat. In the communities I’ve…
1 in 6 people experience infertility worldwide, according to WHO report
One in six people across the globe face infertility at some point in their lifetime,…
Genetic differences in breast tumors may contribute to racial disparities
Clinicians know the odds tend to be stacked against Black breast cancer patients. They get…
In the whitewashed world of Alzheimer’s research, one scientist is on a quest to understand the diversity of brains
CHICAGO — When she entered the field of Alzheimer’s research a quarter century ago, Lisa…
‘It’s a universal experience’: Doctor who treats Boston’s homeless population on why community is vital to health
After 40 years at the helm of nonprofit Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program,…
Former surgeon general Jerome Adams tries to outrun the shadow of the president he served
ST. LOUIS — Anesthesiologist and former U.S. surgeon general Jerome Adams has emerged as a…
Carrying the torch of his slain brother, a Chicago ER doctor struggles against the violence around him
CHICAGO — Abdullah Hassan Pratt is giving a tour of a sheep heart that sits,…
‘This is a nonpartisan issue’: Planned Parenthood’s Alexis McGill Johnson on fighting for reproductive rights
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the news…
With CRISPR cures on horizon, sickle cell patients ask hard questions about who can access them
LONDON — Victoria Gray had come to Nashville, Tenn., from her home in Mississippi for…
Opinion: Invasive strep A: bad in affluent countries, far worse in low-income nations
The deaths of nearly 30 children under the age of 15 years from invasive strep…
MRI scans reveal disparate impact of poverty and other ‘toxic stress’ on brains of Black children
Stressful experiences during early childhood — particularly economic strife — appear to act as a…
Opinion: Death by missing data: Uncollected racial and ethnic pandemic data will drive inequities for decades to come
At every stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, national reporting of racial and ethnic disparities in…
STAT+: The unexpected alliance lobbying for Medicare to pay for new obesity drugs
WASHINGTON — It’s not every day that the pharmaceutical industry, the NAACP, a cancer center, and…
Opinion: STAT+: 4 concrete steps to realize the AI Bill of Rights for clinical decision support software
The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights the White House recently published didn’t come…
California’s dark history of forced sterilizations comes into focus as it seeks victims to pay reparations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 600 people alive today can’t have children because California’s government…
For people with disabilities, reproductive health care comes with deep-rooted barriers
Pregnancy, for the average person, is an exercise of extremes — swelling body, welling emotions,…
Paying research participants — a lot — may be a key to increasing diversity in studies
Paying people to participate in medical research has been proposed as a way to narrow…