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health disparities

A split image showing an elderly person struggling in the heat on one side and another elderly person shivering in the cold on the other side, with a thermometer in the middle displaying rising temperatures.

Poor people age faster

Categories Health, Social Sciences

Side view portrait of loving African-American father and daughter reading while sitting on couch together in cozy home interior, copy space

Life Expectancy Gap in America Reaches Shocking 20-Year Divide, Revealing Deep Health Inequities

Categories Health, Social Sciences

two men on a park bench

First-Ever Study Maps America’s Hidden Well-being Gap: Who’s Thriving and Who’s Left Behind

Categories Health, Social Sciences

xray of broken arm

Bone fracture rates vary dramatically by race

Categories Health

A watercolor painting depicting the impact of discrimination on biological aging. The image shows a stylized human figure with a DNA double helix superimposed on it. The DNA strand is shown with various markers, representing the epigenetic changes associated with accelerated aging. In the background, silhouettes of people are shown in different shades, representing the various forms of discrimination experienced by individuals. The image conveys the connection between discrimination, chronic stress, and the biological processes of aging.

Study Reveals Discrimination May Accelerate Biological Aging, Fueling Health Disparities

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health, Social Sciences

Michelle Mielke

Racial Discrimination in Midlife Linked to Higher Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences

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Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts

Categories Social Sciences, Technology

Kent Hoskins

Breast cancer test may make bad chemotherapy recommendations for Black patients

Categories Health, Technology

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At same PSA, Black men more likely to have prostate cancer than white

Categories Health

Woman walking on heat

Extreme heat projected to increase cardiovascular deaths

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Health

Yuria Celidwen, a UC Berkeley Othering and Belonging Institute senior fellow, sheds light on how Western institutions can ethically approach the use of psychedelics. (Photo illustration by Neil Freese)

Why Indigenous ‘Spirit medicine’ principles must be a priority in psychedelic research

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health, Social Sciences

Illustration of a heart and stethoscope

Lesbians have worse heart health, gay men better than hetero counterparts

Categories Health

Illustration of pregnant African American woman

Highly educated Black women experience poorer birth outcomes

Categories Health, Social Sciences

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