Health Disparities

Politics Usha Lee McFarling

STAT Plus: Supreme Court strikes down use of affirmative action, a blow to efforts to diversify medical schools

Health Ambar Castillo

In absence of Roe v. Wade, an abortion doctor dwells on all the patients she does not see

Health Simar Bajaj

‘We fail people’: New data on disparities in Medicaid access to opioid addiction treatment

Health Theresa Gaffney

New research underscores benefits of gender-affirming hormones, rebutting anti-trans claims

Health Olivia Goldhill

‘Falling through the cracks’: Why ADHD is under-diagnosed among Asian Americans

Health Isabella Cueto

The Canada wildfires are exposing the harmful effects — and health inequities — of air pollution

Color Code Nicholas St. Fleur

Listen: For Long Island mothers, community efforts address ‘an injustice made purposefully invisible’

Health H Conley

Studies show top surgery is safe for fat patients, but some surgeons still mandate weight loss

Health Tech Associated Press

STAT Plus: Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests

Health Elaine Chen

STAT Plus: Insurance alone didn’t guarantee adherence to Ozempic, study finds

First Opinion Danny Nieves-Kim

The DEA needs to officially allow telehealth prescribing for opioid use disorder

First Opinion Sanjay Basu

Checklists to screen for patients’ social needs aren’t helping

Color Code Nicholas St. Fleur

Listen: ‘A textbook case of environmental racism’: The battle over the Brookhaven Landfill

Health Amanda Loudin

After decades of neglecting women athletes, sport and exercise medicine is finally catching up

First Opinion Lydia E. Pace and Nancy L. Keating

New draft recommendations for mammograms take a one-size-fits-all approach

First Opinion Heather Landy

Starting breast cancer screening at 40 saved my life

Health Usha Lee McFarling

‘We’re failing to make progress’: Studies show ongoing toll of premature Black deaths

Health Lev Facher

Black patients far less likely to receive key opioid addiction medication, study finds

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Human ‘pangenome’ published, with goal of making genomics more useful for diverse populations

Health Angus Chen

Breast cancer screening should begin at 40, not 50, national health panel recommends

Color Code Nicholas St. Fleur

Listen: Welcome to Long Island: segregation and suburban health

Health Elaine Chen

Report on medical access finds one-third of Black Americans live in ‘cardiology deserts’

Health Usha Lee McFarling

Wealth, not health: For this hospital, closing Chicago’s alarming ‘death gap’ didn’t mean more clinics

Health Theresa Gaffney

Survey: Anti-LGBTQ legislation takes alarming mental-health toll on queer youth

Health Taylor Majewski

‘We went from almost no lockdowns to daily lockdowns’: The mental health crisis inside California women’s prisons

Health Ambar Castillo

Study: Black women should start breast cancer screening at age 42

Health Tech Mohana Ravindranath

STAT Plus: Free Uber rides helped patients keep their prenatal appointments. Now the company wants insurers to pay for it

Health Usha Lee McFarling

In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds

First Opinion Ashley Ward

Current heat warning systems are woefully inadequate in an age of climate change