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Black, Hispanic families hit hardest by dementia
Feb 23, 2021
Black and Hispanic adults are at greater risk for dementia than their white peers, due to a mix of health and socioeconomic disparities.
Feb 23, 2021
Black and Hispanic adults are at greater risk for dementia than their white peers, due to a mix of health and socioeconomic disparities.
Feb 22, 2021
Long-term exposure to air pollutants can increase hospitalizations for heart and lung problems in older adults, a new study finds.
Feb 22, 2021
Dealing with a lifetime of perceived discrimination seems to increase the risk for hypertension in Black people, but not in white, Chinese or Hispanic people, a new study finds.
Feb 12, 2021
North East Medical Services treats the whole body – and the whole community – with a range of disciplines and dialects.
Feb 10, 2021
Racial disparities that contribute to non-Hispanic Black women being up to three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts worry.
Feb 2, 2021
Young Black adults face a higher death risk following a heart transplant than any other group, primarily within the first year following surgery.
Feb 1, 2021
The brains of women and men react differently to disease, and disparities are linked to differing hormone exposures at key periods of life.
Jan 27, 2021
New Destiny Housing's HousingLink program has placed 131 domestic violence survivors in new homes since it launched in 2014.
Jan 11, 2021
An Oakland, California, nonprofit addresses housing stability one person at a time and develops its own affordable housing. Since COVID-19, the demand has never been greater.
Jan 4, 2021
Oakland-based Mandela Partners gives locals the resources they need to take control and increase their own access to healthy food.