‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
Nearly 20% of Americans age 50 and older say they have experienced discrimination in health care settings
Children With Disabilities Face Special Back-to-School Challenges
Roughly 7 million U.S. children and young adults with special needs face learning challenges due to the pandemic
The Complex Crisis of Period Poverty
Inadequate access to menstrual products is a problem for all of us
15 Minutes With Phyllis Greenberger
Women's health pioneer Phyllis Greenberger's 30-year career was recently honored with the 2021 Perennial Hero Award. We sat down with her to hear more about her impressive accomplishments.
Britney’s Conservatorship Is One Example of How the Legacy of Eugenics in the US Continues to Affect the Lives of Disabled Women
Britney Spears was forced to continue wearing an IUD under her conservatorship. Her story is one shared by disabled women across the country who are denied the right to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.
Covid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites
Covid has also killed Native American, Black and Hispanic people at disproportionately high rates
You May Soon Be Able to Buy Hearing Aids Over the Counter at Your Local Pharmacy
Implementation of a new law will get hearing aids into ears more quickly and cheaply
Are COVID-19 Boosters Ethical, With Half the World Waiting for a First Shot? A Bioethicist Weighs In
Of the 5.76 billion doses of vaccine that have been administered globally, only 1.9% went to people in low-income countries
American Muslims Are at High Risk of Suicide – 20 Years Post-9/11, the Links Between Islamophobia and Suicide Remain Unexplored
American Muslims are two times as likely to attempt suicide compared to other major faith groups
25-Year-Long Study of Black Women Links Frequent Use of Lye-Based Hair Relaxers to a Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
The elevated risk for the heaviest users of lye-based hair products – which included about 20% of study participants – is concerning
Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
In addition to killing 600,000 Americans, Covid-19 is undermining the health of people who were never infected with the virus, but whose lives were devastated by the loss of jobs, homes and opportunities for the future
Some Hospitals Kept Suing Patients Over Medical Debt Through the Pandemic
A new study says some of the nation's largest hospital systems kept filing lawsuits, liens and garnishments — and most were nonprofit
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