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?
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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.
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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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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Research Assistant Professor of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences, Tulane University
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
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PhD Candidate in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Audiology, 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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Family Medicine Physician and Postdoctoral Health Services Researcher, University of Michigan
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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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UAA Endowed Professor of Sport Management, University of Florida
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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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Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Lecturer on Bioethics & Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University; and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine; Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Psychiatric Times., Tufts University
