School of Medicine Dean Selwyn Vickers, MD, recently shined a light on alarming health inequities revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. He calls out disproportionate death rates among African Americans ...

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed essential weaknesses in mental health systems and intensified existing inequities, highlighting the need for a comprehensive assessment of policy responses and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOTV)-The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disparities in health care treatment and access due to economic, social and racial inequalities in Michigan will be the focus of a ...

A new study published in the November issue of the journal Health Affairs and led by researchers at the Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH) found that cities with paid sick leave policies have a ...

Americans' views on health, equity and race have fundamentally changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start of the pandemic, most people recognized the virus had a more significant health ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — According to health officials, the pandemic has disproportionately affected Black, Hispanic and Native American communities. They said data collected shows more minorities and ...

An emergency room nurse tends to a patient at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in Texas. States, counties and nonprofits are striving to continue their work to close racial health disparity ...

People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.