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Stress is weathering our bodies from the inside out
To understand how striving in an unequal society contributes to premature aging and chronic illness in the United States, you need to understand weathering.
U.N.: Black maternal health in crisis across hemisphere, not just in U.S.
Black women and girls in the United States were three times more likely than their peers to die while giving birth or in the six weeks afterward.
In the death of an Olympian, Black moms hear echoes of their own crises
The death of Tori Bowie, who was eight months pregnant, has been attributed to one of the most common causes of maternal mortality: high blood pressure.
Black communities endured wave of excess deaths in past 2 decades, studies find
The price society pays for failing to achieve health equity and allowing Black people to die prematurely was $238 billion in 2018 alone.
U.S. maternal mortality climbs dramatically during pandemic, study finds
It marked the third consecutive year the nation’s maternal mortality rate, long the highest among high-income nations, increased.
Can family medicine improve America’s mental health?
When patients walk into a doctor’s office, they bring all their needs — including concerns about mental health.
Can politics kill you? Research says the answer increasingly is yes.
The toxicity of partisan politics is fueling an overall increase in mortality rates for working-age Americans, new studies show.
In rural America, the crisis of disappearing reproductive care steals lives
Clinicians and public health experts worry the pandemic, staffing shortages and increased abortion restrictions will further erode reproductive care access.
Communities of color record big gains in health insurance coverage
From 2020 to 2022, Hispanic people saw a 53 percent jump in enrollment through the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace and Black people 49 percent.
Whites now more likely to die from covid than Blacks: Why the pandemic shifted
As the pandemic progressed, the damage done by the coronavirus broadened, and the toxicity of modern-day politics came to the fore.
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