The travel distances that gender-affirming care restrictions, now codified in many state policies, have created are getting insurmountable, with a new analysis in JAMA showing some people must travel...
Amid soaring food prices in 2022, SNAP benefits fall short of covering moderately priced meals in 78 percent of United States counties, a new Urban Institute survey revealed.
SNAP, the US's...
The Lown Institute has released its rankings for hospital social responsibility, naming Duke Regional Hospital a top performer in health equity, value, and patient outcomes.
The Massachusetts-based...
Appointment wait times are reaching a boiling point, with new data from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) pitching nurse practitioners themselves to fill in patient care access...
Is racial discrimination contributing to the childhood obesity crisis? It could be, according to a group of researchers from the New York University School of Global Health.
Kids who experienced more...
The United States is home to the biggest geographic health disparities in the developed world, with researchers supported by the Commonwealth Fund finding significant outcomes differences falling along...
Produce prescription programs would be a best buy healthcare intervention, with a new study from the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy showing such programs could cut...
The maternal mortality rate in the US more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, from a total of 505 maternal deaths to 1,210, according to a new JAMA study. But unsurprisingly, that increase affected...
Getting eligible families enrolled in food assistance programs like SNAP could be key to closing the racial disparities in food insecurity, according to a new study out in JAMA Network Open.
According...
Food is medicine might be emerging as more than healthcare’s latest social determinants of health buzzword.
A new study out of Mass General Brigham showed that providing plant-based food...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has joined forces with Upstream to strengthen access to essential reproductive healthcare by expanding patient contraceptive access in underserved...
In the United States, drug overdoses from opioids and psychostimulants have taken thousands of lives each year. Among these tragic losses, researchers gained sight of a clear trend; men throughout...
Nursing homes serving mostly Black patients employ fewer registered nurses than facilities serving mostly White patients, a staffing issue that researchers from NYU said could be driving racial health...
Urban neighborhoods, once redlined by federal officials in the 1930s, are still haunted by the effects, as new research shows they face cancer screening disparities.
Individuals residing in...
Even among patients with endless resources at their fingertips, racial health disparities loom large. In a study of professional football players, researchers found that Black players report worse and...
Uber Health, the rideshare company's healthcare arm, has broadened its service capabilities by launching grocery and over-the-counter pharmacy product delivery services to break down patient...
Nationwide, emergency departments (EDs) are grappling with extensive patient wait times, soaring patient visits, and significant overcrowding. However, new research reveals that predictive estimates of...
If your food security program doesn’t offer subsidies, you’re doing it wrong, one new study in Marketing Science found.
When faced with the choice to buy healthier foods or cheaper foods,...
Evara Health is among the recipients of a $65 million HHS funding initiative, supporting underserved communities in creating innovative approaches to reduce Black maternal health...
Only about a quarter of youth mental health providers offer specialized mental healthcare for young members of the LGBTQ community, according to a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics.
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