As maternal mortality skyrockets in the United States, a federal program created to improve rural maternity care has bypassed Black mothers, who are at the highest risk of complications and death related to pregnancy.
Unpacking Inequality You Can’t Ignore, which won a Gold Pharma Lion at Cannes
Cardiovascular disease is poised to become more prevalent in the years ahead, disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic communities and exacting an enormous toll on the health and quality of life of older Americans.
A striking gap between deaths of Black and white babies plagues the South
Even in those few Southern states where infant mortality rates are inching closer to the national average, the gap between death rates of Black and white babies is vast.
Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6M excess deaths over 22 years
Because so many Black people die young, their higher mortality rate from 1999 to 2020 resulted in a cumulative loss of more than 80 million years of life compared with the white population, the study showed.