Native Americans sent to government-funded schools now experience significantly higher rates of mental and physical health problems than those who did not.
The Medicines Patent Pool was created to promote public health, facilitating generic licensing for patented drugs that treat diseases predominantly affecting low- and middle-income countries.
While gender-affirming health care is essential to the well-being of trans people, access to quality services varies significantly by geographic region and social context.
Overcoming the access barriers and biases that underrepresented and underserved communities face could not only improve research participation but also improve care.
When states reduce barriers for low-income children to get coverage, their mothers are more likely to be married and less likely to smoke.
Record-breaking technology can sequence an entire human genome in a matter of hours. The work could be a lifeline for people suffering from the more than 5,000 known rare genetic diseases.
Vaccines and medical treatments can only go so far in an unequal society. Facing the ongoing history of racial discrimination and bias in the US would help end the pandemic.
Medical innovations paired with innovative programs to get them to Black, Indigenous and Hispanic Americans can help close the health inequality gap.
So far, the only COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use need to be kept frozen. But there are many places in the world that can't support a cold supply chain.
In Brazil, black COVID-19 patients are dying at higher rates than white patients. Worse housing quality, working conditions and health care help to explain the pandemic's racially disparate toll.
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