Associating serum testosterone levels with African ancestral prostate cancer health disparities
A recent study sheds light on the complex interplay between testosterone levels, lipid profiles, and prostate...
Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs
Multiple maternal and child health programs have been eliminated or hollowed out as part of the...
Study reveals worse patient outcomes in Black-serving hospitals
A new study – just published in Nursing Research – has uncovered concerning disparities in patient outcomes, specifically related to...
Black patients with metastatic breast cancer experience higher mortality rates than white patients
In a study published in JAMA Network Open, a multi-institutional cohort study explored whether Black patients with...
Scholars left out data in study finding black newborns do better with black doctors
A highly-referenced 2020 study that bolstered the concept of racial concordance—the idea that patients receive better...
Inability to pay for care, medicine in U.S. hits new high; rates worsen among Black, Hispanic groups since 2021
The percentage of U.S. adults who have recently been unable to afford or access quality healthcare...
Louisiana beats national average in training Black doctors
Louisiana has a greater share of Black students entering medical school than the national average, new data...
Higher hazards persist in personal care products marketed to Black women, report reveals
A newly updated analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), co-authored with BLK + GRN Founder...
Childhood trauma and neighborhood disorder impact mental health of injured Black men
A recent study by Penn Nursing, published in the Journal of Urban Health, reveals that both...
Black kids overdiagnosed with ‘oppositional defiant disorder’, a California psychiatrist says
A 2024 study published in Scientific Reports revealed that Black individuals are diagnosed with ODD 35%...
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