Black people more than three times as likely as white people to be killed during a police encounter
Black Americans are 3.23 times more likely than whites to be killed by police.
Black Americans are 3.23 times more likely than whites to be killed by police.
Eating disorders cost the U.S. economy $64.7 billion each year through health care, lost productivity, and other costs.
Women who eat a plant-based diet before becoming pregnant may have a lower risk of developing gestational diabetes.
Health care spending in the U.S. is higher than that of all other high-income countries, yet the U.S. has worse health outcomes and the lowest rate of health insurance coverage than its peer nations.
New research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital has uncovered sex-based differences in networks that regulate gene … Continue reading “Study sheds light on sex-based differences in gene regulation”
Palliative care—which focuses on supporting people with serious or terminal illness or those nearing death—has an important role to play during humanitarian crises such … Continue reading “Fairly delivering palliative care during humanitarian crises”
The legacy of slavery in the U.S. has led to a wide range of health inequalities that have plagued the African American community for … Continue reading “Perspective: Racism is ‘pernicious, pervasive, cutting short lives’”
An analysis of all the people who died of documented COVID-19 in the U.S. estimates that more than 138,000 years of potential human life … Continue reading “How many years of life lost due to COVID? More than 138,000.”
Anesthesiologist and critical care physician Sharma Joseph, MPH ’22, spoke about her journey in medicine, racial disparities in health care—including the disproportionate impact of … Continue reading “Reflecting on patient care and health disparities during COVID-19”
Khama Ennis, MPH ’02, is chief of emergency medicine at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Massachusetts. As a black doctor, she sees racism every day. … Continue reading “A black ER doctor reflects on everyday encounters with racism”