Health Disparities

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May 8, 2021
“Every day, Black women are subjected to harsh and racist treatment during pregnancy and childbirth" said Bush, a Democrat from…
April 10, 2021
A recent survey found less than 1-in-four Black American adults are hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in line with…
March 14, 2021
The pandemic hasn't hit all Americans equally, with communities of color hit especially hard by both the virus and the…
March 7, 2021
Pharmacy and medical infrastructure shortages in the nation’s rural areas highlight health-care disparities exacerbated by the pandemic.
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February 5, 2021
Bread for the City, a DC nonprofit, have been unable to vaccinate their predominantly Black patients, until now.
February 4, 2021
David Bell's wife said she didn't "know what they thought" at the St. Peters hospital. "I just don't understand why…
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April 18, 2020
Black and Brown communities have been hit the hardest by coronavirus. Colin Kaepernick is responding to the crisis with a…
April 10, 2020
St. Louis reports that all of its COVID-19 deaths thus far have been African Americans, which are being hit hard…
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October 26, 2019
The software program directed millions of white, high-cost patients into health care risk management programs even if they were healthier…
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February 12, 2019
"[R]acism within the health care system has led to increased addiction and overdoses in low-income white areas," the study’s lead…
November 3, 2013
OPINION - The American people need House Republican leaders to stop playing political games with their livelihoods and pass a…
November 12, 2012
HEALTHLINE - Black Americans also have a higher incidence of kidney cancer to begin with, but despite comparable tumor size,…
September 14, 2012
A recent report published on Forbes.com reveals that women of color, regardless of class, are disproportionately affected by critical health…
July 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A recent study shows that the differences in neighborhood conditions strongly predict who will be healthy, who…