Category: Health Disparities
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In 2026, Kennedy’s MAHA vision gets put to the test. Here are 3 issues to watch
In 2026, Kennedy’s MAHA vision gets put to the test. Here are 3 issues to watch In many ways, it’s been a banner year for chronic disease. America’s enduring ailments became a central theme of the Trump administration, with health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wielding his influence over the president. Trump created a commission…
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Amid attacks on such work, NIH-led research links structural racism to increased heart disease
Amid attacks on such work, NIH-led research links structural racism to increased heart disease The long-drawn-out process of science can mean that work is published in a very different world than when it was conceived. That helps explain how research on the health impact of structural racism that was led by the National Institutes of…
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STAT+: Survival rates for cancer patients on immunotherapy depend on insurance coverage, study finds
STAT+: Survival rates for cancer patients on immunotherapy depend on insurance coverage, study finds As a cancer patient, access to innovative drugs can help extend your life — that is if you have health insurance, a new study finds. In a JAMA Open Network study published Monday, researchers from the American Cancer Society found that…
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Massive NIH study challenges use of race as a proxy for genetic ancestry in research
Massive NIH study challenges use of race as a proxy for genetic ancestry in research A large government study published Thursday shows more definitively than ever before that Americans’ self-reported race is a poor proxy for their genetic ancestry. Researchers said the findings have major implications for the way health disparities are studied, and how…
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U.S. maternal mortality rate increased 27% over five years, NIH study finds
U.S. maternal mortality rate increased 27% over five years, NIH study finds A new U.S. government paper documenting an increase in maternal mortality from 2018 to 2022 does not hedge in its conclusion, calling the issue “an urgent public health priority.” That it was published amid massive job and funding cuts at federal health agencies…