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Ethnic disparities in glycemic control increased in adults with diabetes in the United States who received insulin, with Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic Black Americans the most affected, according to a new study published today in JAMA Network Open. Insulin is used as a last-line therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes but little is . […]
In September 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) released new data on the economic well-being of American households during 2021. While the poverty, income, and food insecurity data in particular demonstrate that the U.S. economy is showing signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, substantial gender, racial, and ethnic […]
The US attorney general, Merrick Garland, moved on Friday to end sentencing disparities that have imposed different penalties for different forms of cocaine and worsened racial inequity in the US justice system. For decades, federal law has imposed harsher sentences for crack cocaine even though it isn’t scientifically different from powder cocaine, creating “unwarranted racial […]
Comment on this story Comment Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday instructed federal prosecutors to end charging and sentencing disparities in cases involving the distribution of crack and powder cocaine, after decades of law enforcement policy disproportionately treating crack offenders more punitively. Garland’s move effectively seeks to eliminate the significant difference in the amount of […]
CNN  — Firearm deaths surged in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic, killing a record number of people in 2021. But as America’s gun epidemic gets worse, its burden is not equal. A new
Florida International University researchers are at the forefront of ensuring the health and well-being of underserved communities don’t slip through the cracks. In 2017, FIU’s Community-Based Research Institute won a $13.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to build the Research Center in a Minority Institution at FIU (FIU-RCMI), which focused on […]
A recent report by non-profit March of Dimes shows that the U.S. has high rates of pre-term births. Kaitlyn Radde/NPR hide caption toggle caption Kaitlyn Radde/NPR A recent report by non-profit March of Dimes shows that the U.S. has high rates of pre-term births. Kaitlyn Radde/NPR Katie Cato and her husband Neil were delighted when […]
McMaster’s HOPE Chair in Peace and Health Ingrid Waldron is co-organizing the International Black Health Conference. The first of its kind in Canada, the conference will bring together researchers, policymakers, community organizers, government officials and members of diverse Black communities to focus on improving Black health outcomes. With higher rates of diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular […]
What GAO Found Each year in the U.S., hundreds of women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth—known as maternal death. GAO’s analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows that maternal deaths increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the data show that COVID-19 was a contributing factor in one quarter […]
Teva, the largest US supplier of Adderall, expects shortages to continue for the next 2-3 months; FDA expands use of Boostrix for immunization during the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis in infants; over the last 3 decades, Black women had a 40% higher breast cancer death rate compared with White women. Teva Says […]