Stroke rates down for Mexican Americans, up for white adults
Feb 13, 2020
Stroke rates declined among middle-age Mexican Americans, but rose among white adults, according to new research.
Health Equity Headlines
Being an African American 'superwoman' might come with a price
Feb 11, 2020
Many see the image of being strong, unflappable and nurturing as a shield for African American women, but it may be a double-edged sword for their health.
Advisory calls for bridging inequities in rural health
Feb 10, 2020
A new advisory recommends focusing on telehealth, along with addressing the physician shortage in sparsely populated regions, to increase access to health care services for those in need.
Excess crops, empty cupboards and the professional matchmaker bringing them together
Jan 28, 2020
Rooted in the South Side of Chicago, Stacey Minor was the perfect person to solve this food crisis.
These doctors want to write 'farmacy' prescriptions
Jan 27, 2020
Cardiologists plant seeds for Varanda, an agricultural and nutritional preventive health program for veterans in the Boston area.
Mom and pop grocery shops get fresh help in the name of nutrition
Jan 15, 2020
In Los Angeles, the Healthy Neighborhood Market Network leads stores to transform offerings.
Researchers listen to rural Kentuckians – then score a win for heart health
Jan 14, 2020
Working with residents in one of America's poorest regions, researchers build a program that lets participants reach vital health goals.
She turns dirt bikers into science stars
Jan 7, 2020
Where some saw troublemakers on dirt bikes, the founder of B-360 saw a chance to develop African American engineers.
Bystander CPR less common in Hispanic neighborhoods
Dec 30, 2019
People who have a cardiac arrest in Hispanic communities are less likely to get CPR from a bystander and less likely to survive than in other neighborhoods, new research shows.
A racial gap in the heart attack benefits of aspirin?
Dec 11, 2019
African Americans did not get the same heart attack protection from low-dose aspirin that white Americans saw in a new study.