Enlarge this image People of color who have a doctor who looks like them report more satisfaction with their health care. Here,…
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How poverty and racism ‘weather’ the body, accelerating aging and disease
by Dave Davies March 28, 2023Enlarge this image Public health professor Arline Geronimus says marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which leads to increasingly serious health problems…
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Enlarge this image Talitha Saunders and AJ Ikamoto tidy their ambulance at the end of a recent shift. The two work as…
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Enlarge this image Students and administrators at the Icahn School of Medicine are working to fight racial disparities at their school, including:…
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Enlarge this image Kim Ryu for NPR Kim Ryu for NPR The day Dr. Roberto Montenegro finished his Ph.D. was memorable. But…
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Enlarge this image The death rate for African-Americans dropped 25 percent over 17 years, but most of that was among people ages…
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Enlarge this image Trina Dalziel/Illustration Works/Getty Images Trina Dalziel/Illustration Works/Getty Images Doctors have long known that black people are more likely than…