People who seek aid in dying tend to be white men older than 65, a new analysis shows. While this could be due to religious views, here’s why it could also be because of lack of access.
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Americans, an independent group, tend to believe that people can “pull themselves up by their boot straps.” Yet bigger forces are at play in a person’s ability to gain education, a good job and money.
Employment is good for health, but it is even better for white men than for others. And unemployment is worse for white men than others. Could these findings shine light on our political situation?
Genetic testing is revealing important information about disease risks, and consumers can now pay for a test to know their risk. They might be better off if their doctors considered these risks, too.
The number of new HIV-positive cases has sharply declined – in most parts of the country. Nonurban areas, particularly in the South, are showing sharp increases. Why?
Women are paid 20 percent less than men in the US but live about five years longer than men. You might be surprised at the reasons that men, on average, die at a younger age.
In developing countries, many girls feel unprepared when they go through puberty. And research indicates that low-income girls in the US may feel the same way.
Being uninsured presents major problems, but there are issues that go beyond health care. Communities with large numbers of uninsured have a breakdown in trust. Here’s why.
From birth to end of life, African-Americans have worse health than whites. And, the gap keeps widening in some areas, as health care for some whites improves. What will
it take to close the gap?
AIDS and HIV are still major health threats, fueled by poverty and discrimination as much as by the virus responsible for the infection.
Digital devices can make a real difference in treating chronic diseases. But many who have these conditions are poor, and they often cannot afford the devices.
Kids in the U.S. are not as fit as we might think, based on our the success of our athletic superstars. Why do we lag? It might have to do with inequality.
Patient portals are fast becoming a way of health care life in the U.S., but they are leaving an important group behind. Latinos are much less likely to use portals than non-Latinos.
Principais colaboradores
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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Research Assistant Professor of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences, Tulane University
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Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
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Professor of Anthropology, American University
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Professor of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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PhD Candidate in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
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Family Medicine Physician and Postdoctoral Health Services Researcher, University of Michigan
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Professor of Audiology, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Clinical Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Exercise and Sport Science, University of South Australia
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Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University
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UAA Endowed Professor of Sport Management, University of Florida
