Health Disparities

Health By Nicholas St. Fleur

A doctor trained nurse practitioners to do colonoscopies. Critics say his research exploited Black patients

Health Tech By Erin Brodwin

Uber names a new head of its growing health business

Health By Usha Lee McFarling

After 40 years, medical schools are admitting fewer Black male or Native American students

First Opinion By Chelsea Clinton, Terry McGovern, and Micaela Martinez

End fracking exemptions, a threat to maternal and public health

First Opinion By Michael Carney

Make it easier for employers to help get America vaccinated

Off the Charts By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

‘Who is going to protect me?’: Ratings app aims to remove bias from the birthing experiences of Black and brown mothers

First Opinion By Alvin E. Roth and Greg Segal

Reforming and improving organ transplant systems will save lives, taxpayer dollars

First Opinion By Marynia Kolak

Adding social determinants gives public health maps a sense of place and time

First Opinion By Donna Christensen, LaVarne A. Burton, and Gary A. Puckrein

Dialysis clinics should be able to vaccinate their patients on site

First Opinion By Chandra Bozelko

Prisons are long-term care facilities. So why don’t inmates get priority for Covid-19 vaccination?

Health By Alissa Ambrose

STAT+ Conversations: An on-the-ground look at racial disparities in Covid vaccine distribution

First Opinion By Ruth R. Faden and Ruth A. Karron

Using the new Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to create equity and trust

Special Report By Olivia Goldhill

In Palm Beach, Covid-19 vaccines intended for rural Black communities are instead going to wealthy white Floridians

First Opinion By Paul Adamson

Vaccine equity: If we build it, will they come?

Health By Erin Brodwin and Nicholas St. Fleur

FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias

Health By Nicholas St. Fleur

‘A massive gap in information’: Most vaccine clinical trials fail to report data on participants’ ethnicity or race

First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett

Listen: Lauren Powell on the intersection of Covid-19 and racism

Biotech By Elizabeth Cooney

Novartis and the Gates Foundation aim to create a more practical gene therapy for sickle cell patients around the world

A STAT Investigation By Casey Ross

Could AI tools for breast cancer worsen disparities? Patchy public data in FDA filings fuel concern

Exclusive By Olivia Goldhill

Covid-19 vaccination rates follow the money in states with the biggest wealth gaps, analysis shows

First Opinion By Daniel E. Dawes and Brian C. Castrucci

Back to ‘normal’ isn’t good enough

Health By Erin Brodwin and Nicholas St. Fleur

‘These numbers are incredibly important’: Doctors and lawmakers call on FDA to address racial disparities in pulse oximeters

First Opinion By Margarita Alegría

Youths of color are our future. Investing in their mental health must be taken seriously

First Opinion By Michelle A. Williams

Public health is being undermined. These 10 actions can restore it

Health By Nicholas St. Fleur

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A doctor trained nurse practitioners to do colonoscopies. Critics say his research exploited Black patients

Uber names a new head of its growing health business

After 40 years, medical schools are admitting fewer Black male or Native American students

End fracking exemptions, a threat to maternal and public health

Make it easier for employers to help get America vaccinated

‘Who is going to protect me?’: Ratings app aims to remove bias from the birthing experiences of Black and brown mothers

Reforming and improving organ transplant systems will save lives, taxpayer dollars

Adding social determinants gives public health maps a sense of place and time

Dialysis clinics should be able to vaccinate their patients on site

Prisons are long-term care facilities. So why don’t inmates get priority for Covid-19 vaccination?

STAT+ Conversations: An on-the-ground look at racial disparities in Covid vaccine distribution

Using the new Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to create equity and trust

In Palm Beach, Covid-19 vaccines intended for rural Black communities are instead going to wealthy white Floridians

Vaccine equity: If we build it, will they come?

FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias

‘A massive gap in information’: Most vaccine clinical trials fail to report data on participants’ ethnicity or race

Listen: Lauren Powell on the intersection of Covid-19 and racism

Novartis and the Gates Foundation aim to create a more practical gene therapy for sickle cell patients around the world

Could AI tools for breast cancer worsen disparities? Patchy public data in FDA filings fuel concern

Covid-19 vaccination rates follow the money in states with the biggest wealth gaps, analysis shows

Back to ‘normal’ isn’t good enough

‘These numbers are incredibly important’: Doctors and lawmakers call on FDA to address racial disparities in pulse oximeters

Youths of color are our future. Investing in their mental health must be taken seriously

Public health is being undermined. These 10 actions can restore it

STAT+ Conversations: A conversation on racial health disparities, Covid-19, and vaccine distribution