More than 200 cities and counties declared racism was a public health crisis in the past few years, mostly after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis in May 2020
September 05, 2024
Two U.S. House members who first pushed the Food and Drug Administration in 2023 to investigate the health risks of hair straighteners used primarily by Black women are asking the agency why it has twice delayed its target date to propose a ban on products containing formaldehyde
August 28, 2024
Many rural hospitals have closed in the last decade in the United States and a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform says about 700 more are at risk of shuttering
August 16, 2024
An Associated Press analysis of licensing data from 44 states, data from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs and the American Community Survey shows residents of neighborhoods that are majority Black and Latino have fewer pharmacies per capita than people who live in mostly white neighborhoods
June 04, 2024
Paxlovid can prevent hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but experts say it's being underused
February 07, 2024
Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people
May 02, 2024
Nearly a third of American adults don't get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night
April 23, 2024
About 21 million children are likely to receive food benefits this summer through a newly permanent federal program
January 09, 2024
More than 6 million people receive benefits through the nation’s food assistance program for women, infants and children, which is known as WIC
January 05, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years
October 19, 2023
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