A recent study found Indigenous women have significantly higher rates of mastectomies and lower rates of breast-conserving therapy than white women.
Author: Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY
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Researchers in a study published Thursday found children of color account for 65% of the 140,000 children orphaned from COVID-19 through June.
Children of color lack access to COVID-19 vaccine and that’s sadly ‘not a surprise,’ experts say
Clinicians fear hesitancy and a lack of access to the COVID-19 vaccine among poorer children and children of color because of their higher risk.
Pregnant people face ‘severe risk of severe disease’ from COVID-19. That’s not motivating them to get vaccinated.
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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found Indigenous people had the highest rates of heat-related deaths, followed by Black people.
Serving the most vulnerable, weary community health centers worry about COVID vaccine booster shot demand
Already stretched thin, community health clinics serving vulnerable people are worried about more demands when COVID vaccine booster shots begin.
‘Extraordinarily concerning’: Type 2 diabetes is soaring among Black, Hispanic youth, study shows
In Black and Hispanic children and teens, type 2 diabetes is up 95%, according to a report published Tuesday that analyzed data from 2001 to 2017.
Florida tops the nation in new COVID cases. As they spike in its rural Big Bend, many still fear the vaccine more.
As new COVID cases in Florida surge, residents in its rural Big Bend, where vaccination rates are extremely low, are quickly falling ill.
Thousands of Latinos were sterilized in the 20th century. Amid COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, they remember
Latino people were the target of medical abuses in the 20th century – and the impact is still a reality for many amid the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
‘A public health crisis’: Young Black men, teens made up 37% of gun homicide victims, CDC 2019 data shows
The analysis of CDC data shows stark racial disparities: In 2019, Black men were nearly 14 times more likely to die in a gun homicide than white men.