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
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
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
The city is fighting diet-related illnesses in its poorest neighborhoods one fresh tomato at a time. More
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 contains our analysis of the first findings from the Child Opportunity Index 2.0 for the 100 largest U.S. metros. More
Racial bias still affects many aspects of health care.
A woman is more likely to die of cervical cancer in Alabama than in any other state in the country. An African-American woman in the state is twice as likely to die of cervical cancer than a white woman. More
The mentally ill fight a battle every day — they battle to want to live, to not hurt others so they may live, to run from those who would take their life because the hidden wounds of mental illness are too often misunderstood. More
Improving health and lowering costs for the sickest and most expensive patients in America is a dream harder to realize than many health care leaders had hoped, according to a study published Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine. More