Wealthier New Yorkers are more likely to report better health and less psychological distress, while Black and Latino ...

VDH Commissioner Dr. Cameron Webb is 40 days into a statewide listening tour to meet with community health stakeholders focused on improving outcomes for the state's most vulnerable populations.

The Pope told the Pontifical Academy for Life it is hypocritical to call health a universal value while ignoring policies ...

Heart disease continues to disproportionately affect Black Americans, driven by a complex mix of genetics, chronic conditions and social determinants of health.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- On this edition of "Here and Now," dismantling health disparities in the Black community, and look at what's on tap at the Black Health Matters Summit and Expo. According to the ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Eric Boodman focuses on narrative features, exploring the startling ...

Black History Month offers a valuable opportunity to reflect on the health disparities that have historically affected Black communities and continue to do so today. This Research Topic aims to ...

According to Susan G. Komen, Black women in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro region are 60% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women.

April is recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as Minority Health Month, an observance that brings awareness to health disparities and encourages action through education, ...

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San Francisco has the worst birth disparities by race of any city in California, according to Supervisor Myrna Melgar. A new ...

Obesity rates are soaring in New Mexico. Should Medicaid cover GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic to close the care gap?