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Health Care

Hepatitis C treatment in black patients: Longer isn’t better

Chloe Reichel | March 23, 2018
A shorter course of treatment for hepatitis C works just as well as a longer one for black patients.
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Health Care

Shave and a checkup: Health interventions at the barbershop

Chloe Reichel | March 21, 2018
To improve health outcomes for black men, some researchers are bringing care to non-traditional settings, such as barbershops.
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Health Care

More minorities see doctors after Medicaid reform

Chloe Reichel | March 7, 2018
Efforts at improving health equity in Oregon have reduced disparities in primary care visits among African American and Native American people.
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Health Care

Black children more likely to die after surgery

Chloe Reichel | March 2, 2018
Death after surgery is more than twice as likely for black children than white children. New models indicate differing risk factors.
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Criminal Justice

Number of U.S. felons tripled in three decades

David Trilling | December 1, 2017
One-third of African American men have been convicted of a felony, according to data recently published in Demography. For white men, the figure is less than half that.
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Public Health

A dose of research on the flu shot

Chloe Reichel | November 9, 2017
Who gets the flu shot, who doesn't, and why?
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Workers

Sexual harassment: Who suffers, and how

Chloe Reichel | October 25, 2017
This roundup compiles scholarship on sexual harassment and assault, with an eye to demographic trends and health effects.
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Environment

Wildfire smoke: Some elderly more vulnerable

Chloe Reichel | October 18, 2017
Among the elderly, women and black people are more likely to be admitted to the hospital from exposure to wildfire smoke than men and people of other races.
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More insurance doesn’t mean more care for lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans

Chloe Reichel | October 16, 2017
Despite gains in health insurance, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are more likely than straight people to use emergency rooms for routine care, a new study finds.
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Health Care

Diabetes diagnoses rising in youth, especially among minorities

Chloe Reichel | October 13, 2017
Type 1 diabetes diagnoses have rapidly risen for Hispanic youth in comparison to other racial and ethnic groups, a recent study finds.

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