Hairdressers of color are exposed to dangerous chemical mix

Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a mixture of chemicals, many of them potentially hazardous and undisclosed on labels.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 27, 2023 ~6 min

Stroke risk algorithms don’t work as well for Black patients

Current medical standards for accessing stroke risk perform worse for Black Americans than for white Americans, research finds.

Stephanie Lopez-Duke • futurity
Jan. 26, 2023 ~4 min


Mexican immigrant experience varies by skin tone

Mexican immigrants with darker skin tones report more discrimination from US-born whites, a study in two cities finds.

Tufts University • futurity
Jan. 24, 2023 ~7 min

Dollar stores are the fastest growing food stores in the US

More Americans are buying groceries at dollar stores, which often means getting food that's low in nutrition and high in calories.

Tufts University • futurity
Jan. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Pay gaps among less educated workers are ‘striking’

A look at the earnings of young workers without college suggests that employers don't equally value the contributions of some groups.

Edward Lempinen-UC Berkeley • futurity
Jan. 20, 2023 ~7 min

Black patients have less access to safer heart surgeries

"This study highlights the fact that even in 2022 if you’re not white, you don’t get the same therapies that white people do."

Susanne Pallo-Rochester • futurity
Dec. 22, 2022 ~6 min

Stomach cancer risk is higher for Asian Americans

Asian Americans, particularly Korean Americans, are at an unusually high risk for stomach cancer, research shows.

Stanford • futurity
Dec. 21, 2022 ~6 min

Indian American teens: Discrimination started early

Interviews with Indian American teens reveal that discrimination against them began as early as preschool.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Dec. 20, 2022 ~5 min


Racial discrimination is ‘contagious’ for couples

Racial discrimination's effects on health are greater than thought, researchers report. It can also affect partners, they say.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Dec. 19, 2022 ~6 min

Depression tests may miss Black women’s symptoms

Standard screening tools may not detect the depression symptoms that Black women experience, research finds.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Dec. 13, 2022 ~5 min

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