Feb 18 COVID-19 has already cut U.S. life expectancy by a year. For Black Americans, it’s worse By Laura Santhanam Communities of color have suffered disproportionately throughout the pandemic, and these latest federal data further illustrate the magnitude of those disparities. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 4:16 Indigenous ‘helpers’ train to combat high maternal mortality rates Women in the U.S. are more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than anywhere else in the developed world, according to the Commonwealth Fund. Native American women face some of the highest rates of death, and in Arizona, those disparities… Continue watching
Sep 04 Chadwick Boseman and the changing landscape of who gets colon cancer By Lydia A. Flier, Gabriela Rico, Yamicia D. Connor, STAT News The death of actor Chadwick Boseman at age 43 is reinvigorating discussions about the rising incidence of colon cancer in young Black people. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 12:23 Is U.S. health care the best or ‘least effective’ system in the modern world? By William Brangham, Jason Kane The presidential election may determine the course of U.S. health care. America's health system is the most expensive in the world, brimming with innovation but also leaving more than 30 million people uninsured. How does it compare to services in… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 8:29 How structural racism is magnifying the public health crisis By PBS NewsHour As coronavirus cases disproportionately impact communities of color, several local and state officials have declared racism a public health crisis. Rhea Boyd, a public health advocate joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the structural racism in America’s healthcare system and how… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 8:18 In Alabama, racial disparities in health outcomes predate the pandemic By Stephanie Sy, Zach Fannin In Alabama, doctors and nurses are seeing record numbers of hospitalizations associated with COVID-19. The state has reported more than 1,300 deaths since the pandemic began. But certain regions and populations within the state are faring far worse than others… Continue watching
Jul 10 WATCH: Health officials testify on racial disparities in COVID-19 response By Laura Santhanam The nation's coronavirus response has been widely criticized as Black and brown communities suffer far worse health outcomes and higher death rates than white communities. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 5:12 How federal response has failed to address racial disparities in pandemic’s toll For months, it's been clear that the pandemic is taking a disproportionate toll on people of color. Now, new data quantifies the disparities, showing that African American and Latinx people are nearly three times as likely to contract COVID-19 as… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 4:31 ‘We need help,’ say Latina workers, hit hard by pandemic job losses By Lena I. Jackson With the U.S. economy in shambles due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Latina workers have suffered the worst job losses, with 19 percent reporting being unemployed in May. Latinx Americans are also among the groups most likely to contract COVID-19… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 8:40 The critical role white parents play in shaping racism — and eradicating it By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Jason Kane Structural racism is now sharing the American cultural spotlight with COVID-19. While solutions to racial disparities in police treatment, health care and education will likely require policy changes, some experts say decisions at the family and individual levels matter just… Continue watching