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News Releases for Health Disparities

June 2024

Elderly Latina woman speaking to a young Black woman doctor.

Quick test could help reduce dementia care disparities

June 25, 2024

January 2024

Image of an older woman on ventilator life support

NIH study shows higher mortality rates for patients on respiratory support in rural intermediate care units

January 31, 2024

November 2023

Black male engineer in uniform on a sunny day holding a hard hat and wiping sweat from his brow.

Cardiovascular deaths likely to rise from extreme heat

November 07, 2023

September 2023

Graph showing prediction performance for different methods of polygenic risk prediction for cardiovascular disease in African American population. The new method has higher prediction performance than the other methods.

Novel Method Improves Polygenic Risk Prediction for Diverse Ancestries

September 28, 2023

Student in wheelchair choosing books from shelf in library.

NIH designates people with disabilities as a population with health disparities

September 26, 2023

HHS Launches Bridge Access Program to Safeguard Free COVID-19 Vaccination for Uninsured and Underinsured Adults

September 14, 2023

August 2023

VA launches mobile medical units to increase access to health care for homeless Veterans

August 03, 2023

July 2023

Family embracing

Improving Health Equity in the U.S.

July 27, 2023

June 2023

Breakthrough Cures for Hepatitis C Still Fail to Reach the Vast Majority of Americans Who Need Them

June 29, 2023

A neglected street

Biden-Harris Administration launches initiative to improve cancer outcomes in low-income areas

June 26, 2023

May 2023

Close up of african american man reviewing medical records along with asian female member of in house hospital staff. Doctor indicating treatment to young male patient at sanatorium lobby.

NIH-funded study highlights the financial toll of health disparities in the United States

May 16, 2023

diverse group of six children making environmental art outdoors with an adult

Anti-poverty programs may help reduce disparities in brain development and mental health symptoms in children

May 02, 2023

February 2023

Long-acting antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV among people with unstable housing, mental illnesses, substance use disorders

February 21, 2023

Black and Hispanic Patients on Dialysis Have Higher Rates of Staph Bloodstream Infections

February 06, 2023

January 2023

Hypertension In Older Age. Young Female Medical Worker Measuring Arterial Blood Pressure Of Senior Black Man Using Cuff, Patient Having Problems With Tension

Risk of developing heart failure much higher in rural areas vs. urban

January 25, 2023