From pregnancy to postpartum, American mothers are experiencing higher rates of complications and negative health outcomes than any other developed nation in the world. Although the maternal health crisis is impacting communities…
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Older adults with stage I to III breast cancer who identified as non-Hispanic Black face racial disparities in breast cancer care. have increased odds of not receiving guideline-concordant care or timely…
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Click here for more.Legacy is a strange thing. The word itself (from my experience) can conjure up all kinds of psychological baggage for those lucky enough to have significant wealth. Unfortunately, it’s usually…
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NOAA is supporting the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Healthoffsite link at George Mason University, and Meharry School of Global Healthoffsite link, as it initiates the inaugural fellowship for Policy Experience in…
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Araceli Ramirez felt lost when her 5-year-old son Abraham was diagnosed with autism two years ago. The Modesto-area mother of four didn’t know much about the disorder or how to…
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Cardiovascular Health Disparities: Understanding Racial and Socioeconomic Inequities in Heart Health
Last week’s election results may signal political winds sweeping attention away from diversity, equity, and inclusion, but new research papers again make the case that people in different socioeconomic groups…
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Though a woman of color will not be heading to the White House this year, history was still made with the election of Angela Alsobrooks (D) in Maryland and Rep.…
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Election night marked a historic day for Black women in politics — particularly Black women in the Senate — despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks have…
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Nearly 10 years after the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) was founded to uplift the needs and interests of Black people across the country, issues like police brutality and mass incarceration…
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After 37 years of living in the United States, Gastón Garcia overcame anxiety over the naturalization process and became a citizen in Tucson, Arizona, in late September 2024. Like many newly…
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According to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the United States has made little progress in the last twenty years in bridging the racial disparities…
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One morning in late April, a small brick rural health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. There was Joshua McCray, 69, a public bus driver who, four…