More Black babies are dying than white infants. Scientists are blaming healthcare inequality
Although the disparity in the number of overall deaths reported between Black and white Americans has narrowed over the ...
Record high can’t afford health care: Gallup
The share of U.S. adults who have recently been unable to afford health care has reached a new high, according to report ...
More Americans Are Finding Health Care Unaffordable
The findings show that overall more Americans are finding it difficult to access quality, affordable health care. On the ...
MOTHER Lab at Tufts University aims to address racial disparities in maternal health care
Researchers at MOTHER Lab at Tufts University School Of Medicine are searching for ways to prevent these kinds of tragedies, ...
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The Race Gap: How U.S. systemic racism plays out in Black lives
The Affordable Care Act helped narrow the gap between Black and white people, but the disparity has grown slightly since 2016. Health insurance, a solid indicator of healthcare access, has eluded ...
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Hit hard by opioid crisis, Black patients further hurt by barriers to care
“If you are a Black person and have an opioid use disorder, you are likely to receive treatment five years later than if you’re a white person,” said Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on ...
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11% of Americans Cannot Access Quality Health Care, Survey Finds
The West Health-Gallup Healthcare Indices Study indicates that approximately 29 million people are unable to afford or access ...
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Black women's health
The dismissal of Black women’s health concerns is just ... breast cancer at a rate 40% higher than white women. Of course, gender bias influences the care and pain management women are given ...