Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brittany Charlton, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and renowned expert in LGBTQ health, has described the goal of ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech ...

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, ...

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 ...

AI has been the talk of the healthcare industry, garnering excitement for its potential to improve patient care, as well as concern for the need to implement it ethically. But does the technology have ...

Researchers found health system performance is worse for many people of color. Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are evident in every state, even those with robust health systems, according ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s a concerning reality that has persisted for decades. Black women and babies are disproportionately more likely to die in childbirth than any other race. That’s why all ...

Access to quality trauma care varies across populations, with some facing greater barriers due to systemic biases, healthcare inequalities, and socioeconomic challenges. Marginalized groups — ...