At any given time almost 90,000 people in the United States are waiting for a kidney transplant, and every day 11 die waiting for one. Of these people, 35% are Black patients receiving dialysis for ...

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 ...

Addressing healthcare disparities begins with research and flows through a strategic policy pipeline to drive real change. Some of the most innovative inventions in history came out of the desire to ...

I’ve experienced the reality of health disparities firsthand. Growing up in a low-income, predominantly Black neighborhood in Boston during the 60s and 70s, my family didn’t have access, or, frankly, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — It’s been almost four years since George Floyd was murdered here at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, a South Minneapolis corner anchored by a convenience store, its red awning still ...

No one can deny that health inequities are a global issue. The United States, despite decades of progress, has one of the highest rates of health disparities in the world. Our health care system is ...

Duke study uses stories about water crisis in Michigan to point to importance of reframing the language of racial inequality Stories involving poverty and race are far more likely to get public ...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority people (LGBTQ+), are at greater risk of dying by suicide, of cardiovascular disease, and of a cascading list of other ...

In this study we examined potential socioeconomic disparities in all-cause mortality and changes in inpatient utilization during the pandemic in Germany, a high-income country with a universal health ...

As the national organization representing nearly 50,000 physicians and other health care professionals specializing in cancer treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and research, ASCO supports effective ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Technological advancements in cardiology and other health specialties may amplify existing disparities. To ...