More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, up from the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010, according to a report released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new report also found that Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native adults are about twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes as non-Hispanic white adults.
Rich City Rides is trying to make biking more accessible in Richmond: offering bike repair workshops, training riders on navigating city streets and drawing more people into the culture of biking.
California should have done a better job collecting and releasing data on those who signed up for health insurance on the state’s open marketplace, advocates for minorities say.
The percentage of people reporting angina (chest pain) dropped in the last two decades among Americans 65 and older and whites 40 and older, but not among blacks, according to a study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Surgery patients covered by Medicaid generally enter the hospital for their surgeries in worse health, do worse afterward, stay in the hospital longer and find themselves back in the hospital more often than surgical patients covered by private insurance, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Medicine.
Black Women for Wellness of Los Angeles began with baby steps: In 1997, Janette Robinson Flint and five of her friends agreed to look after 22 pregnant women as a hedge against African-American infant mortality.
Working age adults with disabilities who don’t get any aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely than active adults with disabilities to have a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, or heart disease, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Evidence-based interventions at the local and national levels provide promising strategies for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities related to several conditions, including HIV infection rates, immunization coverage and motor vehicle injuries and deaths, according to a new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Minority Health and Health Equity.
If you are a middle-aged African-American or Asian woman, your social class may play a significant role in how likely you are to suffer bone fractures, according to a new study by researchers at UCLA.
The buildup of soft plaque in coronary arteries is more common and extensive in HIV-infected men than in men not infected by the virus, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Soft plaque ruptures more commonly than hardened plaque and is therefore a serious risk for heart attacks.