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Social Issues
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Black Patients Often Treated at Hospitals With Poorer Safety Records: Report
Compared with white patients, Black adults are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to hospital...
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Racist ‘Redlining’ Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Discriminatory housing practices from nearly a century ago continue to influence a person’s risk of suffering...
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Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They’ll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Black and Hispanic Americans already face higher risks for dementia than the general population. Many also...
More Social Issues News
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Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More TreesIt’s already known that green space offers significant benefits in institutional settings, such as...
- Posted March 1, 2021
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Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in NeedThe greatest threat from COVID-19 has been for Black and Hispanic Americans, who are...
- Posted February 19, 2021
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Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: StudyStates with more gun laws have less youth gun violence, new research reveals. For...
- Posted February 18, 2021
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Philly Study Finds Lockdowns Linked to Spike in Gun ViolenceAfter the coronavirus pandemic forced the city of Philadelphia to go into lockdown, gun...
- Posted February 16, 2021
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Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: StudyDr. Lisa Iezzoni is all too familiar with the discrimination that patients who have...
- Posted February 2, 2021
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Poll Finds Americans Highly Stressed by Politics, PandemicStress levels are on the rise as Americans grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and...
- Posted February 2, 2021
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Legacy of Racist Neighborhood ‘Redlining’: Fewer Healthy Green Spaces TodayA racist mortgage appraisal practice used in the United States decades ago has resulted...
- Posted January 28, 2021
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Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at RiskDeaths from overdoses of methamphetamine are rising across the United States, especially among Blacks...
- Posted January 22, 2021
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Health Care After COVID: Racial Disparities Laid BareDeidre Johnson spends her days leading a center that provides resources to help Black...
- Posted January 19, 2021
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Black Patients at Higher Risk When Type 1 Diabetes and COVID CombineThe coronavirus pandemic has highlighted health care disparities in the United States, but a...
- Posted January 8, 2021
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Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood PressureHigh blood pressure is often seen as a condition of old age, but a...
- Posted August 3, 2020
