Policymakers and public health experts nationwide failed to identify racial health disparities as a crucial risk factor for COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, according to The Washington Post. The ...

Over 1.38 million excess deaths occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, with significant disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. American Indian or Alaska Native and Hispanic populations had ...

Xin Hu, PhD, MSPH, hypothesizes that these telemental health disparities could be driven by language barriers, historical mistrust, and systemic challenges. Despite the 12-fold relative increase in ...

Virginia Congressman Donald McEachin is urging HHS to address racial health disparities in COVID-19 outcomes, and to collect comprehensive demographic data on the race and ethnicity of individuals ...

A new analysis of health inequities in the United States shows that every state has deep racial and ethnic disparities in the performance of their health care systems. The report released Thursday by ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Rates of premature births declined in Melbourne, Australia, during the first half of the COVID-19 ...

Anne N. Sosin ([email protected]), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Elizabeth A. Carpenter-Song, Dartmouth College. Health equity efforts in rural places have grown in recent years; however, ...

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ashley M. Fox of the University at Albany, SUNY on her recent paper exploring substantial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and identifying ...

A team of faculty and researchers across the country, including faculty at the University of Wisconsin, joined forces on a study aiming to uncover critical considerations for families of children with ...