Estimates suggest that only about 2% of U.S. health research is dedicated to studying the health needs of Black women.

PHILADELPHIA— The majority of genetic studies focus on people of European descent, which limits the understanding of how genes influence health in other populations. Researchers at the Perelman School ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Studies have shown that socioeconomic factors can lead to worsened outcomes in patients with AMD. Providers ...

Black women have a higher rate of developing more aggressive tumors at earlier stages that often go mischaracterized. Despite ...

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, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Leonard E. Egede, MD, (pronounced E-getty) chief of the Division of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science, ...

Black Americans have been systematically excluded from wealth accumulation through policies and practices that increase debt burdens and limit asset building, leading to chronic financial ...

Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or another non-heterosexual orientation (LGBTQIA+) continue to face many disparities in both health outcomes and access to good ...

WebMD: Health disparities is a relatively new field. What’s its focus and purpose? Pérez-Stable: In health outcomes, poor people do worse than people with more resources. It was observed 40 years ago ...

Health information presents both opportunities and challenges for the African American community. With an abundance of medical resources available, it’s vital to understand how to navigate this ...

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