December 2023

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center specialists have made significant discoveries about endometrial cancer, which is increasing at unprecedented levels, particularly among Black women. In 2023, Cancer Center researchers and clinicians, including …

Collecting comprehensive data on patients’ race and ethnicity is crucial for addressing health disparities faced by communities of color, according to Annie Fine, chief science and surveillance officer at the …

The UNC Men’s Health Program and Carolina Demography have launched an innovative web-based tool aimed at combating prostate cancer disparities in North Carolina. The interactive map, titled “Prostate Cancer Across …

A recent report by ATI Advisory reveals significant racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in the need for long-term services and supports (LTSS) among Americans aged 55 and older. The study, …

Native American communities are being devastated by the fentanyl crisis, with drug overdose deaths rising 33% from 2020 to 2021, the second highest increase among ethnic groups in the U.S. …

People with heart failure living in neighborhoods with higher poverty and unemployment levels are less likely to adhere to their medication regimens, according to a new study. The research, led …

Non-White patients have a lower likelihood of having pain scores reported and of receiving analgesia during prehospital care for traumatic injuries, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly making decisions about healthcare, housing, insurance, education, employment, banking, and policing, but racial and gender biases are deeply embedded in many of these AI …

For over 100 years, doctors have known that not all babies are born at the same time. Some come earlier than expected, and this happens more often in some races …

Over the past decade, Texas and Florida, two states known for hurricanes and extreme heat waves – but mild winters – have seen the most new residents as roughly a …