Sickle cell patients suffer unique challenges moving from pediatric to adult care due to a lack of resources dedicated to the disease, experts say.
Author: Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY
Lingering lead: Biden plan to eliminate old pipes highlights longstanding contamination in communities of color
Lead pipes are just one source of the toxin that still plagues families, particularly those who are of color or low income.
The US has paused its use of J&J’s COVID-19 shot. How will that impact vaccine equity?
U.S. officials leaned on the one-dose J&J vaccine for hard-to-reach, vulnerable people before health officials recommended pausing its use this week.
California Latinos of all age groups ‘multiple’ times more likely to die from COVID-19 than whites, UCLA study finds
Among all age groups, the most alarming disparity was seen among Latinos ages 35 to 49, who were seven to eight times more likely to die.
Thousands of Latinos were sterilized in the 20th century. Amid COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, they remember
Latino people were the target of medical abuses in the 20th century – and the impact is still a reality for many amid the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
‘A public health crisis’: Young Black men, teens made up 37% of gun homicide victims, CDC 2019 data shows
The analysis of CDC data shows stark racial disparities: In 2019, Black men were nearly 14 times more likely to die in a gun homicide than white men.
Lost to COVID-19, then lost in the data: Federal officials, health equity researchers sound alarm on lack of race, ethnicity information
A lack of data transparency is hampering the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and it’s disproportionately hurting people of color and at-risk communities.
Black grandparent caregivers face unique struggles amid COVID-19
The pandemic has heightened challenges for grandparents and other senior residents, vulnerable to the virus and caring for children.
America has an urgent need for Black doctors: ‘It’s hard to be what you can’t imagine’
Only 5% of American doctors are Black. Morehouse School of Medicine and CommonSpirit Health are opening five regional campuses to help fix that.
There’s skepticism in Black, Latino communities about COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s how women of color can help swing the momentum.
A history of unethical testing and experimentation on Black men and women has sown distrust in public health systems among communities of color.