Health

Soul food is one way—a fundamental way—that Black people have been able to feel a sense of kinship with other Black people.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf selected Johnson as the fourth person to lead the health department since the start of the pandemic.

The research suggests that ongoing health risks in vulnerable communities are at least partly tied to historical structural racism.

After a judge ordered the end to mask mandates on trains, planes and in other transit hubs the federal government says they will appeal

A judge voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials.

Health experts warn that the COVID-19 pandemic may have waned in some places but is not over by any means.

Oprah Winfrey will partner with the Smithsonian channel on a documentary and other initiatives to explore racial inequities in healthcare.