Removing a patient’s race from an equation used to assess lung function — a change called for by health equity advocates — would mean that
Higher ranking military officers receive more resources and better care than low ranking military officers, according to an analysis of 1.5 million military ER visits
There are so few Indigenous physicians in the United States — just 0.3% of doctors — that their numbers barely show up in charts and
A new analysis of health inequities in the United States shows that every state has deep racial and ethnic disparities in the performance of their
The Food and Drug Administration should move more quickly to ensure pulse oximeters — the ubiquitous devices used to measure blood oxygen — work well
MINNEAPOLIS — It’s been almost four years since George Floyd was murdered here at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, a South Minneapolis corner anchored by
The New England Journal of Medicine, the world’s oldest continually published medical journal, publicly reckoned with its history and complicity surrounding slavery and racism Wednesday,
Children with drug-resistant epilepsy who are Black or insured through Medicaid may be less likely than white and privately insured patients to receive surgical treatments
They have roots in 50 countries that cover more than half of the globe’s surface. They make up more than 60% of the world’s population.
More than two dozen attorneys general are urging Food and Drug Administration officials to take urgent action to address disparities in how well pulse oximeters,