Black American women have disproportionate HIV infection rates – in part because of systemic and structural racism in the health care system.
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COVID-19 has again demonstrated the health inequities that exist between African Americans and whites.
Blacks are at higher risk for many diseases. This is partly due to poverty, discrimination and lack of access to care. But there may be something different about the higher rates of Alzheimer’s.
African American youth are at increased risk for death by suicide. An expert explains why it’s important to better understand the effects of racism, bullying and alienation on black youth.
There are many conversations these days around ‘successful dying.’ Two African American scholars argue why these conversations need to include race and how it impacts life span.
Prostate cancer outcomes have differed between black men and other ethnic groups for decades. Could improving the way doctors talk and share information with black patients make a difference?
Gaps in care and outcomes between African-Americans and white patients is a major concern to those who care about fairness in health care. Gaps in care also exist at end of life, too.
White men hold more racial bias toward blacks than white women do, and this harms blacks’ health in significant ways. It not only can lead to some diseases but also impedes treatment.
The number of new HIV-positive cases has sharply declined – in most parts of the country. Nonurban areas, particularly in the South, are showing sharp increases. Why?
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Professor of Anthropology, American University
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Professor of African American studies, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Social Work, Director of Social Intervention Group, Columbia University
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Associate Professor of Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University
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Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Community Psychology Subprograms, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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Associate Professor & Director of Global Programs, Indiana University
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Professor, Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia
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Professor of Psychology, University of Houston
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Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia
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Doctoral Student (Ph.D.), Human Services Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Pyschology, Indiana University