Community Health Workers, Often Overlooked, Bring Trust to the Pandemic Fight
As the pandemic brings long-standing health disparities into sharper view, community health workers are being asked to help the public health response. More
Truth and transparency after Covid-19: Mending the relationship between hospitals and the communities they serve
Communities deserve to hear how the hospitals they depend on will help them get back on their feet and mend the wounds opened by the pandemic. More
The Wealthy Are Getting More Vaccinations, Even in Poorer Neighborhoods
Officials acknowledge that the coveted shots are disproportionately going to white people and that planners’ efforts to course-correct are having limited effect. More
Race and ethnicity data missing for nearly half of coronavirus vaccine recipients, federal study finds
The lack of data further stymies efforts to ensure an equitable response to a pandemic that continues to unduly burden communities of color. More
Without a Ride, Many in Need Have No Shot at COVID-19 Vaccine
“Transportation is … often one of the biggest barriers to health care.” More
Opinion | How to fix racial inequality in covid-19 vaccination
The Biden administration must act urgently to address disparities. More
Large majority of doctors hold misconceptions about people with disabilities, survey finds
82% of doctors thought the quality of life of those with disabilities was either “a little worse” or “a lot worse” than those without. More
As Vaccine Rollout Expands, Black Americans Still Left Behind
Covid vaccines are reaching more Americans, but Black residents are being vaccinated at dramatically lower rates in the 23 states where data is publicly available More
Vaccine Distribution—Equity Left Behind?
Concerns have been raised that the more detailed approach has been difficult to implement, thus slowing the rollout of vaccines, and may leave decisions regarding who gets vaccinated to people not adequately trained to make such a decision. More
Opinion: Why I’m An Invisible Man In The Global Vaccine Campaign
Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor of Nigeria writes: "I was elated when the first COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective. ... My joy was cut short when richer Western nations began buying up the vaccine doses." More
In Suffolk County, Black and Latino residents face stark disparities in vaccine access
A dearth of state-run vaccination sites in hard-hit places like Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, East Boston, and Chelsea means that Black and Latino residents likely have to travel farther than white residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Globe analysis of US Census data. More
COVID-19 and the moral imagination
Through concerted efforts the knowledge and technologies to respond to COVID-19 are being amassed. Whether we are up to the challenge of avoiding the next global crisis is another question. More
Comparison of All-Cause Mortality Rates and Inequities Between Black and White Populations Across the 30 Most Populous US Cities
This cross-sectional study examines city-level data from the 30 most populous US cities regarding all-cause mortality rates and racial inequities within cities and seeks to determine whether these measures changed during the past decade. More
Pandemic reveals tale of 2 Californias like never before
California has long been a picture of inequality, but the pandemic has widened the gap in ways few could have imagined. More
Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than White Americans
Black Americans are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans in the first weeks of the chaotic rollout, according to a new KHN analysis. More
Black US doctor is fired after complaint about talk on racism in medicine
A doctor has been fired from her “dream job” as a small group facilitator at a medical school in California after she shared personal and historical incidents of racism during a talk with students More
Study suggests nonwhite, poor, less educated at high risk for COVID death
Nonwhite Americans, those with low incomes or less than a high school education, and veterans were much more likely to die of COVID-19 than others in a simulation study published yesterday in PLOS Medicine, backing the findings of previous research. More
People with type 1 diabetes have a higher risk of dying from Covid-19. Why are they lower on CDC’s vaccine priority list
The CDC's vaccine guidelines put people with type 1 diabetes further down the list than people with type 2 diabetes. More
Why you can’t buy your way to better health
Do the most privileged Americans get the best care in the world? A new study has some surprising results... More
Medicaid Expansion: Effects On Hospital Finances And Implications For Hospitals Facing COVID-19 Challenges
This study estimated the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion on hospital finances in 2017 to update earlier findings. The analysis also explored how the ACA Medicaid expansion affects different types of hospitals by size, ownership, rurality, and safety-net status. More