Health Disparity

China’s migrant working mothers suffer from various health issues and largely tend to endure such ailments before seeking medical treatment, according to a new report published Tuesday. About 71% of the more than 200 women surveyed suffered from mammary gland hyperplasia, a benign breast condition, in contrast with the average […]

As a Black obstetrician/gynecologist, I cringe at articles like the one that drew national attention last month. On Feb. 23, Roni Caryn Rabin wrote a New York Times article detailing maternal deaths witnessed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article pointed out the disparate rates of maternal […]

The second floor of the building holds call takers for the local crisis line during nonpandemic times and an inpatient unit for people who need to stay past the 23-hour observation period. There is a walkway from the ground floor directly to Banner South, which holds the county’s 66-bed inpatient […]

According to retrospective data, racial disparities among patients being screened for lung cancer have decreased. In 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) altered its age and smoking status and found reduced racial disparity in qualifying patients for lung cancer screening in a recent analysis. This retrospective analysis assessed […]

The rate of black New York City residents hospitalized during the omicron surge was more than two times higher than for white residents, a Health Department study released Wednesday found. The racial disparity in the hospitalization rate was even higher during the latest COVID-19 omicron wave than prior and more […]

An organization formed by three Black women is making a difference in minority communities in Lancaster County. Patients R Waiting is a nonprofit organization that aims to eliminate health disparities by increasing diversity in medicine.For Dr. Sharee Livingston, the OB-GYN Department Chair at UMPC Lititz Hospital and a Patients R […]

Share on PinterestNew research adds to the evidence that police violence-related stress may cause preterm delivery and heart disease in Black women. ER Productions Limited/Getty Images Reports of racial disparity in women’s health in the United States are not a new event. Scientists say that two of the most pronounced […]

Last month the Marinette County Board of supervisors approved contributing $43,900 to the City of Marinette towards the purchase of a new 24 ft search and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be able to use the airboat. However, at yesterday’s County Board meeting a motion was brought […]