A shorter course of treatment for hepatitis C works just as well as a longer one for black patients.

To improve health outcomes for black men, some researchers are bringing care to non-traditional settings, such as barbershops.

Efforts at improving health equity in Oregon have reduced disparities in primary care visits among African American and Native American people.

Death after surgery is more than twice as likely for black children than white children. New models indicate differing risk factors.

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.

Who gets the flu shot, who doesn't, and why?

This roundup compiles scholarship on sexual harassment and assault, with an eye to demographic trends and health effects.

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.

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.

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