Race & Health

Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of doctors and other care providers in training but ultimately also on patient care. The decision found it is unconstitutional for colleges and universities to use race as a factor in student admissions, which will […]

A los médicos les preocupa que un fallo de la Corte Suprema emitido el 29 de junio tenga efectos de gran alcance no solo en la diversidad de médicos y otros proveedores de salud en capacitación sino, en última instancia, también en la atención del paciente. La decisión dijo que es inconstitucional que los colegios […]

SUFFOLK, Va. — When Kristie Fields was undergoing treatment for breast cancer nine years ago, she got some unsolicited advice at the hospital: Share your story on the local news, a nurse told her. Viewers would surely send money. Fields, a Navy veteran and former shipyard worker, was 37 and had four kids at home. […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A mountain of evidence shows police often fail to respond properly to people experiencing a mental health crisis. It can lead to avoidable deaths and criminalization of mental illness, especially among people of color. A poll commissioned by Public Health Advocates, a Davis-based health policy nonprofit, showed that more than two-thirds of California […]

Cardiovascular disease — the No. 1 cause of death among people 65 and older — is poised to become more prevalent in the years ahead, disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic communities and exacting an enormous toll on the health and quality of life of older Americans. The estimates are sobering: By 2060, the prevalence of […]

While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50, not everyone approves. Some doctors and researchers who are invested in a more individualized approach to finding troublesome tumors are skeptical, raising questions about the data and the reasoning behind the […]

La enfermedad cardiovascular, la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 65 años en adelante, se volverá más frecuente en los próximos años, afectando de manera desproporcionada a las comunidades hispana y afroamericana, y cobrando un enorme precio en la salud y la calidad de vida de los estadounidenses mayores. Las estimaciones son desalentadoras: […]

Si bien los médicos mayormente aplaudieron la recomendación de un panel designado por el gobierno de que las mujeres comenzaran sus mamografías de rutina para detectar cáncer de mama a partir de los 40 años, en lugar de a los 50, no todos la aprueban. Algunos médicos e investigadores que están interesados en un enfoque […]

California has allocated more than $1 billion in recent years to combat its opioid crisis. Much of the money has been used to distribute fentanyl test strips and the overdose reversal drug naloxone, as well as deliver medical care to people who are homeless. The state has an opioid awareness campaign tailored to youths and […]

California ha destinado más de $1,000 millones en los últimos años a combatir la crisis de los opioides. Gran parte del dinero se ha utilizado para distribuir tiras reactivas de fentanilo y naloxona, el fármaco que revierte las sobredosis, así como para prestar atención médica a las personas sin hogar. El estado ha puesto en […]