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June 29, 2022
The study says structural racism plays a role in Black health. Its authors say policies are needed to effectively address…
June 21, 2022
A new investigation reveals more than half of American adults have gone into debt due to health care costs.
June 18, 2022
Race-based medical guidance can affect every element of a patient's care—including the allocation of much-needed transplants.
May 5, 2022
A recent study uncovers links between an aggressive form of uterine cancer and its disproportionate impact on black women.
April 28, 2022
Moderna wants to be the first pharmaceutical company that provides COVID vaccine shots for the smallest of children.
April 25, 2022
For all the harm that COVID-19 has wrought, a silver lining in this dark cloud that still hangs over our…
Dr. Denise Johnson (Commonwealth Media Services)
April 21, 2022
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf selected Johnson as the fourth person to lead the health department since the start of the…
April 3, 2022
Former President Barack Obama will be returning to the White House on Tuesday for his first public event there since…
February 25, 2022
Black women are overrepresented in the workforce yet underrepresented in their opportunity, according to recent research.
Dr. Paul Farmer
February 22, 2022
Dr. Paul Farmer, the co-founder of the nonprofit health organization Partners in Health, unexpectedly passed away Monday in Rwanda.
February 22, 2022
Disparities in healthcare and structural inequities leave African-Americans most vulnerable to excess deaths during pandemic.
January 15, 2022
Conferring natural immunity by exposing oneself to omicron, the least deadly COVID variant, is more appealing in theory than in…
Dr. Uché Blackstock and Dr. Oni Blackstock thegrio.com
November 8, 2021
New York doctors and twin sisters Dr. Uché Blackstock and Dr. Oni Blackstock are at the forefront of health justice.
President Biden
November 2, 2021
The Biden-Harris administration ran a campaign built upon sweeping appeals to working class Americans, especially Black voters. As the year
COVIDhospital
October 10, 2021
A new report suggest that African Americans who have tested positive for COVID are not getting enough follow-up care.
September 28, 2021
Since the start of the pandemic, insurers have had to account for more people than ever anticipated, and the process…
September 25, 2021
New York City officials were temporarily blocked from enforcing a similar vaccine mandate for its teachers and other school workers.
GoFundMe Health Care, theGrio.com
September 23, 2021
OPINION: The marker of a successful nation is the health of its citizens, not the amount of money that it…
Supreme Court
June 17, 2021
The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama-era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans.
May 8, 2021
“Every day, Black women are subjected to harsh and racist treatment during pregnancy and childbirth" said Bush, a Democrat from…