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, ...

Two large studies released this month found that commonly used racial categories in U.S. health data obscure significant ...

The question, from a single Gary mom, fell on the empathetic ears of nearly 20 other women at J’s Breakfast Club in Gary. But the query, all too common, has reached far beyond the walls of the eatery ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services involves deep cuts to several divisions that help protect and improve the health of minority and underserved populations ...

The Health Disparities Track is a two-year curriculum created to foster the ability to recognize and address social factors that can be barriers to health. PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents learn about health ...

Anant Madabhushi, the Donnell Institute Professor of Biomedical Engineering, wrote a piece for Crain’s Cleveland Business about how artificial intelligence can serve to help understand and address ...

Racial and ethnic minorities face significant disparities in mental health service utilization and quality of care, often due to cultural misunderstandings and lack of access to appropriate providers.

An accreditation committee sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association is dropping its diversity standard, Inside Higher Ed reported Tuesday. That is ...

ST. PETERSBURG Fla. — Your zip code shouldn’t determine how long you live, but new data shows there’s a huge disparity when you look at the three zip codes: 33705, 33711, and 33712 in south St. Pete.