African Americans

A reexamination of American Academy of Pediatrics treatment recommendations has doctors concerned that Black youngsters have been undertreated and overlooked,

What we eat plays a big role in our physical health, but it can also be an essential part of our mental health.

In the first study to look at asthma treatments for Black and Latino patients, researchers at the University of South Florida and around the nation spent more than three years developing solutions to historic inequities in care.

In this interview, Dr. Gayle Brooks, clinical director for The Renfrew Center, discusses triggers and stigmas involved in receiving treatment.

A new investment fund launched by one of the few Black venture capitalists in health care is focused on backing Black entrepreneurs. And the investors include some of the biggest names in for-profit health care.

The stakes are high. An accurate diagnosis is the key to unlocking the right services, and for children with autism spectrum disorder, early intervention is critical.

Cervical cancer, which is largely preventable, and if caught early, highly treatable, has an outsized impact on Black women's mortality, a January study finds.

Black Medicare patients and their families are not making the move to comfort care as often as white patients. Experts speculate it’s related to spiritual beliefs and mistrust in the medical system.

Determined to improve the way doctors connect with their patients, a new wave of innovators are using technology to match people of color with culturally competent professionals.

Sylvie Naar says when she found out her team received a $3 million NIH grant, she was in tears "because it was like we were actually getting funded to do something about racism in the world."