Women’s Health Concerns Are Not Always Taken Seriously — and It’s Even Worse for Women of Color
Women, especially women of color, are often dismissed and ignored by healthcare providers. Here’s what you can do about it.
Women, especially women of color, are often dismissed and ignored by healthcare providers. Here’s what you can do about it.
Healthcare has long relied on technological devices, mathematical formulas and calculations to treat patients — but that can harm people of color
Systemic bias can put women of color at greater risk of missed diagnoses, delayed treatment and at worst, loss of life
Race and economic status continue to impact birth outcomes for moms and babies
New research suggests environment and behavior — not genetics — raise your head and neck cancer risk
Nuevas investigaciones sugieren que el entorno y el comportamiento, no la genética, incrementan tu riesgo
Delayed diagnoses, more aggressive tumor types and other healthcare disparities place Black women at a greater risk of dying from endometrial cancer compared to white women
Only 3% of U.S. dermatologists are Black. It’s a disparity that can have devastating effects for Black patients experiencing skin and hair care concerns.
Although every woman goes through menopause once they reach a certain age, it can be more difficult for women of color
In Black people, melanoma usually develops in parts of the body that are not exposed to the sun — and sunscreen will do nothing to reduce the risk
Black patients are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to have a biopsy delay of 90 days or more after an abnormal mammogram
Improving health outcomes requires addressing health inequities among socially disadvantaged groups
Attitudes about mental health in the Black community are changing, but there’s still stigma surrounding mental health diagnoses
Last year was my first time celebrating Juneteenth. It definitely won’t be my last.
Cancer care research usually overlooks the multiple identities of individual patients
One of the experts from Oprah’s new documentary, “The Color of Care” discusses racism in the healthcare system and how it especially harms Black Women
Breast cancer treatment and survival are worse for women of color. Healthcare disparities are to blame.
Why do Black women have the highest rates of obesity in the U.S.? The answer lies beyond the numbers on the scale.
We knew the US healthcare system did a poor job of serving women. The Commonwealth Fund Report reveals the situation is even worse than we thought.
The health care system has historically been a fraught with danger for trans people of color
I was having a medical emergency but racism, classism and sexism got in the way of my care
The Oscar slap seen around the world was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinket Smith’s shaved head. Pinkett Smith has been public about her battle with Alopecia.
It's unbelievable that LGBTQ discrimination in healthcare is still a thing
As of July, nearly 1 in 4 Americans were enrolled in the program