Racial discrimination comes in different forms. While interpersonal discrimination is most recognizable, individuals interact across the course of their lives with structures and institutions that ...

Researchers at Michigan State University and Rutgers University will lead a nationally funded study that will examine the effects of structural racism on housing, aging, and health. In a ...

Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Southern University (TSU) and UTHealth Houston will receive $2.6 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development to examine ...

The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) published a special issue on “Structural Racism and Public Health“ on January 25, 2023, which includes research led and co-authored by multiple faculty ...

While frustrating for physicians, the emerging evidence should spur “hypervigilance” around risks that are socially determined.

Spanning 22 studies, the analysis illuminated housing disparities, occupational hazards, unequal health care access, economic inequality, and discriminatory industry practices and how they ...

Risk and Outcome of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections in Vaccinated Patients With Cancer: Real-World Evidence From the National COVID Cohort Collaborative The article by Carlos­ et al entitled “Linking ...

This story is one in a series of first-person perspectives from those who are working on the frontlines to better understand, treat and prevent transmission of HIV and AIDS as well as COVID-19. You ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “One of our major priorities is to use the journal to reduce health care inequities, especially in relation to ...

Social and economic disparities are linked to an increased risk for psychosis in racialized communities, new research shows. Results of a literature review of social and economic disparities in mental ...

Some choices – such as whether you exercise, smoke, or drink – can affect your health. But there aren’t many known risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) you can control. This ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a District-wide Racial Equity Action Plan, a roadmap for the District government to examine its policies and programs to achieve equitable ...