Mar 2025 February 6, 2025 Heart Patients Aren't Taking Lifesaving Meds Mar 2025 Health Equity February 6, 2025 Heart Patients Aren't Taking Lifesaving Meds Drugs like blood thinners, cholesterol-lowering statins and blood pressure meds can protect the health and extend the lives of people with heart disease. Read more
Mar 2025 February 6, 2025 Medical Airlifts Less Likely For Minorities Mar 2025 Health Equity February 6, 2025 Medical Airlifts Less Likely For Minorities Time is of the essence during a medical emergency, and helicopter transport often is essential to saving a patient teetering near death. Read more
Mar 2025 February 5, 2025 Black Patients Less Likely To Get Weight Loss Surgery Mar 2025 Health Equity February 5, 2025 Black Patients Less Likely To Get Weight Loss Surgery Black people with obesity are less likely to get weight-loss surgery than others. Read more
Feb 2025 January 17, 2025 So, Who Benefits From New Cancer Drugs? Feb 2025 Health Equity January 17, 2025 So, Who Benefits From New Cancer Drugs? Cutting-edge targeted therapies are pushing back the line between life and death for cancer patients. Read more
Feb 2025 January 10, 2025 Long COVID Is Taking Toll on Americans' Finances Feb 2025 Health Equity January 10, 2025 Long COVID Is Taking Toll on Americans' Finances Long COVID is placing a financial strain on many Americans, a new study reports. Read more
Feb 2025 January 10, 2025 Almost a Third of U.S. Retail Pharmacies Have Closed Since 2010 Feb 2025 Health Equity January 10, 2025 Almost a Third of U.S. Retail Pharmacies Have Closed Since 2010 About a third of America’s pharmacies have closed since 2010, amounting to an “unprecedented decline” in neighborhood drug stores, a new study finds. Read more