Health By Usha Lee McFarling National Academies report cites ‘urgent’ need to recruit more diverse participants for clinical trials
Health By Isabella Cueto Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans should be screened at lower BMI for diabetes, study says
First Opinion By Michael Darrouzet, Jennifer Hanscom and Chip Baggett CMS needs to include measures for social drivers of health
Special Report By Usha Lee McFarling 20 years ago, a landmark report spotlighted systemic racism in medicine. Why has so little changed?
Health By Angus Chen Many Black cancer patients say they aren’t offered the chance at clinical trials, survey finds
Health By Usha Lee McFarling Faulty oxygen readings delayed Covid treatments for darker-skinned patients, study finds
First Opinion By Sylvie Leotin Factoring in patients’ experiences is essential for moving the needle on health disparities
Health Tech By Isabella Cueto Amazon accessibility researcher says inclusion of people with disabilities is ‘lacking’ in health tech
Health By Carla K. Johnson — Associated Press Study uncovers clues to rise in uterine cancer death rates
First Opinion By Richard N. Formica Access to kidney transplantation is improving for everyone, but more work remains to be done
First Opinion By LaQuayia Goldring The organ procurement system is failing people of color like me. It’s time for reform
First Opinion By David M. Kent, Keren Ladin and O. Kenrik Duru Equal treatment for equal risk: Should race be included in allocation algorithms for Covid-19 therapies?
First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett Listen: Tom Sequist on mirrored Covid tragedies — 2,000 miles apart
First Opinion By David Introcaso HHS’s failure to address the health harms of the climate crisis constitutes environmental and institutional racism
First Opinion By Tom Sequist Unexpectedly united: The parallel plights of two communities 2,000 miles apart wracked by the pandemic
Health By Usha Lee McFarling She was told ‘girls don’t do that.’ Now Margaret-Mary Wilson is a top executive at UnitedHealth Group
Pharmalot By Ed Silverman Cutting-edge gene therapies could be coming for sickle cell. Will Medicaid patients be able to access them?
Health By Nicholas Florko Prisons skimp on Covid treatments like Paxlovid, even as Biden plans to flood pharmacies with it
First Opinion By Rhoda Au Improving diversity in Alzheimer’s research can help update the ‘gold standard’ for all medical research
The Readout LOUD By Damian Garde, Meg Tirrell and Adam Feuerstein Listen: Medical racism, new Covid vaccines, & the resilience of Regeneron
Special Report By Usha Lee McFarling The nation hasn’t made much progress on health equity. These leaders forged ahead anyway
First Opinion By Rev. Alvin C. Hathaway Sr. A preacher’s new calling: Connecting neuroscience researchers as a way to advance social justice
First Opinion By Caroline Behr and Michael L. Barnett High-risk individuals should get priority access to Covid therapies. That isn’t happening
First Opinion By Lawrence O. Gostin and David Beier Race alone should not be used to allocate scarce Covid-19 treatments
Health By Nicholas Florko Despite Biden’s big promises and a far better understanding of the virus, Covid-19 is still raging through the nation’s prisons
First Opinion By Sean Cahill Public health is missing crucial data on LGBTQIA+ people. It’s not hard to collect