Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Covid-19 Testing and Outcomes
Covid-19 disease, hospitalization and death disparities loom large among Latinos in a California study.
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Pharmacy Deserts Hinder Medications Access in Segregated Black and Latino Neighborhoods
Lacking access to a local pharmacy can directly impact health equity.
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Virtual Clinics Offer Safe and Effective Abortion Care
New research demonstrates virtual clinics can provide safe and effective abortion care, which can increase access.
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The Importance of Just Asking
Two key understandings emerged from a recent study – the importance of simply asking a pregnant or postpartum person if they’re feeling depressed and the persistence of racial disparities.
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Life After Loss
The pandemic has underscored disenfranchised grief, or grief that is not “openly acknowledged, socially validated, or publicly mourned.”
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Tobacco Marketing Exposure Linked to Community Vulnerability
Young adults from vulnerable communities are more likely to be exposed to tobacco marketing in their daily lives than are young adults living elsewhere.
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Taxi & For-Hire Vehicle Drivers, Stress, and Modifiable Health Behaviors
A recent study examined the relationship between perceived stress, demographic factors, and health behaviors in a sample of taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers.
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I’ll Call the Uber
Does the availability of ride sharing services change how people consume alcohol?
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Rain, Rain, (It Won’t) Go Away
Researchers investigated the consequences of flooding on short and long-term health by examining the impacts of Hurricane Harvey.
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