In January, 2025, several executive orders were issued limiting federal funding for gender-affirming health care, declaring that there are only two biological sexes, and halting diversity programmes.1 ...

February is Black History Month, a time to honor the history and resilience of the black community. But for some, health ...

The U.S. has a much higher rate of maternal mortality than other high-income countries, and the risks are especially acute ...

A Florida-based technology company is delivering health care solutions to people living without ... medical devices to take vital signs like blood pressure and a high-definition camera for real-time ...

Educational attainment may partly explain disparities in first-trimester heart health. White individuals in their first trimester had more years of education on average vs. Black and Hispanic ...

A day after Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration, Harvard University said it would begin using a definition of antisemitism that the first Trump administration promoted and that ...

according to the definition followed thus far. Relying solely on BMI cut-offs leads to both over- and under-diagnosis of obesity. People with excess body fat may not always have a BMI of more than 30.

Addressing the gender health disparity could boost the global economy by at least $1tn annually by 2040, as per a report. Credit: PeopleImages via Getty Images. The health disparity between women and ...

Similarly, poor rural communities, often made up of predominantly white Americans, struggle with a lack of health care facilities and hospital closures. These disparities reflect a shared struggle ...

The 2 who died weren’t American citizens. Delayed access to critical care probably contributed to their deaths, reflecting a global health truism: life-and-death questions are often decided by ...