As Coronavirus Deepens Inequality, Inequality Worsens Its Spread
The pandemic is widening social and economic divisions that also make the virus deadlier, a self-reinforcing cycle that experts warn could have consequences for years to come.
An unexpected side effect of the coronavirus? A new urgency about helping homeless people
As public health officials scramble to manage the spread of the novel coronavirus, strategies are starting to be implemented across California and the rest of the country to protect the homeless population. More
The coronavirus pandemic reveals America’s skewed health care priorities
Why our market-driven health care system is failing against a new, fast-moving virus. More
When surgery becomes ‘women’s work’: the devaluation of gynecologic specialties
As women began entering medical schools in larger numbers during the 1970s, some specialties were welcoming to women, others weren’t. More
The Startling Inequality Gap That Emerges After Age 65
Seniors in urban areas and on the coasts are surviving longer than their counterparts in rural areas and the nation’s interior, according to an analysis from Samuel Preston of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s leading demographers. More
COVID-19: the gendered impacts of the outbreak
Recognizing the extent to which disease outbreaks affect women and men differently is a fundamental step to understanding the primary and secondary effects of a health emergency on different individuals and communities, and for creating effective, equitable policies and interventions. More
VA unlawfully turned away vulnerable veterans for decades, study says, with 400,000 more at risk
The Department of Veterans Affairs has for decades unlawfully turned away thousands of veterans with other-than-honorable discharges, rendering some of the most vulnerable veterans invisible and desperate for help, according to a study released Thursday. More
Women in Top U.S. Medical School Positions Earn Less Than Men
Even in top positions at U.S. medical schools, women earn less than men, a study suggests. More
As The Coronavirus Spreads, Americans Lose Ground Against Other Health Threats
For much of the 20th century, medical progress seemed limitless. Antibiotics revolutionized the care of infections. Vaccines turned deadly childhood diseases into distant memories. Americans lived longer, healthier lives than their parents. Yet today, some of the greatest success stories in public health are unraveling. More
‘Hotspotting’ for Medicaid Patients Lowers Healthcare Spending and Utilization
A care management program in Tennessee for high-need, high-cost Medicaid patients reduces healthcare service spending and healthcare utilization, research published this month indicates. More
The hidden cost of ‘stop-and-frisk’
New research suggests the policing tactic can have damaging effects on physical and mental health. More
As rural Americans struggle for health care access, insurers may be making things worse
At the turn of the last century, cities were known to be cesspools rampant with disease. Much has changed since then. Today, health care disparities between urban and rural America have indeed reversed. And they are growing wider. More
American Mothers Are Dying Because of the U.S. Health Care System
The U.S. has an inexcusably high maternal mortality rate. More
More coverage but more cost: Are we better off now than 20 years ago?
Uninsurance rates have fallen over the past 20 years, but has health care become more affordable? More
Women dying from pregnancy and childbirth is still a problem in the United States, CDC report shows
The number of women dying each year due to pregnancy or childbirth in the United States has remained steady and some women remain more at risk of death than others, according to a new government report. More
Access to Care May Explain Disparities in Prostate Cancer Outcomes
Disparities in medical care may account for why African-American men with prostate cancer are almost twice as likely to die as white men with the disease. More
How Baltimore Is Experimenting Its Way Out of the Food Desert
The city is fighting diet-related illnesses in its poorest neighborhoods one fresh tomato at a time. More
‘Hotspotting’ for Heavy Health Care Users Marches On, Despite New Doubts
Disappointing study results have cast a pall over a pioneering health care model connecting patients with community resources. More
The Geography of Child Opportunity: Why Neighborhoods Matter for Equity
The Geography of Child Opportunity: Why Neighborhoods Matter for Equity contains our analysis of the first findings from the Child Opportunity Index 2.0 for the 100 largest U.S. metros. More
Race and Medicine: The Harm That Comes From Mistrust
Racial bias still affects many aspects of health care.