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It can be hard to pin down why an experience at the doctor’s office felt off. A boy and the sea/E+ via Getty Images

August 12, 2026

For refugees to the US, discrimination can make healthcare harder to get

Hyojin Im, Virginia Commonwealth University

Having health insurance or being eligible for care doesn’t guarantee that it is truly within reach.

Patients seek clinical interactions where they feel heard. Evgeniia Siiankovskaia/Moment via Getty Images

May 13, 2026

Immigrant patients often choose doctors with a shared cultural background – what they are seeking isn’t sameness but connection

Yasamine Salkar, Georgia State University

Feeling heard and understood by a medical provider is a crucial part of healthcare for patients.

Studying racial and ethnic health inequality in Canada requires a distinctly Canadian approach. A patient and two health-care workers talking in the waiting room of a health clinic

May 11, 2026

Studying racial and ethnic health inequality in Canada: What we need to get right

Chloe Sher, University of Toronto

To effectively address health disparities, research needs to be grounded in Canada’s realities, not simply adapted from models developed elsewhere.

Misinformation – such as that a person needs a passport to receive medical attention – can make immigrant moms reluctant to interact with doctors and hospitals. Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images

July 12, 2024

Immigrant moms feel unsafe and unheard when seeking pregnancy care – here’s how they’d improve Philly’s health care system

Diana Montoya-Williams, University of Pennsylvania

Immigration rhetoric and policies have created a chilling effect for immigrants seeking medical care. Two dozen Latina immigrant mothers share their experiences during pregnancy.

Syrian refugee family Mohammad Al Mnajer and wife Fouzia Al Hashish sit with their three daughters Judy, second left, Jaidaa, far right, and Baylasan as they eat their after school snack at their home in Mississauga, Ont., in December 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

April 9, 2019

Immigrant children’s health declines rapidly after arrival in Canada

Hassan Vatanparast, University of Saskatchewan and Ginny Lane, University of Saskatchewan

Research shows that many immigrants are healthier than Canadians when they arrive in the country. The longer they stay, the more their health declines.

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