Stark Racial Disparities in Health Persist Across States, New Report Finds

Deep-seated racial and ethnic disparities in health care access, quality, and outcomes persist across all US states, a new Commonwealth Fund report finds. Part of the Fund’s ongoing series examining ... Read More

US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new CDC data shows

After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for ... Read More

Chicago Health Care News

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Teen Health News

Apr. 8, 2024 — A study confirms the concerns raised in the public domain about how young people's decreased fitness may affect their future work ability. The association of low youth ... Read More

Children's Health News

Specific Nasal Cells Protect Against COVID-19 ... people's decreased fitness may affect their future work ability. The association of low youth cardiorespiratory fitness ... Disparities in Sleep ... Read More

Quiz: Can you pass our 9 question test on the latest theories of COVID-19 transmission

The arrival of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, brought a batch of ... And now there's a new report from the World Health Organization that proposes a set of new terms and ... Read More

Infant's Health News

Dengue Fever Infections Have Negative Impacts on Infant Health for Three Years Apr. 23, 2024 — Dengue infections in pregnant women may have a negative impact on the first years of children's ... Read More

Sexual Health News

Contraceptive pills increased women's risk by 73 per cent ... Low Sexual Satisfaction Linked to Memory Decline Later in Life May 30, 2023 — Low sexual satisfaction in middle age may serve as an ... Read More

Nashville's health disparities by race and income are wide, but incentives are a solution

This principle is particularly relevant in Nashville, where the 2018 Nashville Health Equity Report highlighted troubling disparities: Davidson County's infant ... the COVID-19 pandemic has ... Read More

Culture

May 3, 2024 • Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share the movies, TV shows, books, articles, podcasts and songs that are bringing them joy. May 3, 2024 • Larry ... Read More

Marketplace Morning Report

Plus, interest rates are a good news, bad news story ... Now, one of Britain’s top computer scientists has warned that it’s too late to prevent artificial intelligence from being misused ... Read More

On Point

About: On Point is WBUR's award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti leads provocative conversations that help make sense of the world. Read More