Racial Injustice

Racial Health Disparities

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here's why there’s so little progress

Exercise is key for Parkinson's relief. But bias, underdiagnosis hold Black patients back

Parkinson's Disease Mobility

Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains why

Kidney Donation

Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6 million excess deaths over 22 years

Black Mortality Rate

Black women wait longer for uterine cancer tests and diagnoses, study finds

Racial Disparities Uterine Cancer

Sesame Place perpetuates racial discrimination, new lawsuit claims

Sesame Place Lawsuit

Self-care strategies can help Black people cope with racial trauma, mental health clinicians say

Medical technologies have been central to U.S. pandemic response, but social behaviors matter just as much

Black people die of COVID-19 at higher rates because they lack access to quality hospitals, Penn study finds

COVID-19 Death Rate

Gov. Wolf activates National Guard in Philadelphia ahead of Chauvin trial decision

PA national guard

Ahead of Derek Chauvin verdict, Mayor Kenney calls for 'active peace'

chauvin verdict preparation

New Jersey's racial minorities getting COVID shots at lower rates — despite desire to get vaccinated

Many Black and Hispanic Americans lack confidence in access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

CHOP joins dozens of health systems in declaring racism a public health crisis

CHOP structural racism

Why Black aging matters, too

COVID-19 Racial Disparities

John Oliver slams Philly attorney over racial bias in infamous jury selection training video

John Oliver McMahon Philly

New Jersey’s bid to identify disciplined police officers blocked by appeals court

New Jersey police officers

Lifetime discrimination may increase hypertension risk among Black people, study finds

Discrimination increases hypertension risk

This Father's Day, take a call to action

Father's Day 2020

Employers take action against men seen mocking George Floyd's death in video

New Jersey George Floyd protests

Tobias Harris pens op-ed on racism, privilege and police brutality: 'Ain't no both sides'

Minority patients benefit from having minority doctors, but that's a hard match to make

Minority doctor-patient relationship

Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination at Mike Rubin's e-commerce Fanatics Retail Group

Black men arrested in Starbucks reach $200,000 settlement with city for youth program

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson

Survey finds white Americans say Starbucks incident was an isolated event

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Martin Luther King Jr. slept there. But did he make history there?

King house?

Transcript: President Obama's calming words to nation at memorial for fallen Dallas officers

Philadelphia gets $75,000 to root out racism in municipal operations

Being #BlackOnCampus isn't about demanding white guilt

Obama shines spotlight on criminal justice system at NAACP convention

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Does Medicare cover mental health therapy?

hurried child syndrome

'Hurried child syndrome' can lead to anxiety and depression; here's how parents can avoid...

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How to enroll in an Independence Blue Cross health insurance plan

Yo-Yo Effect Dieting

Why is it so easy to regain weight after losing it? New research sheds light on the 'yo-yo effect'

Music Mood Booster

Music can help improve mental health, but the reason for this remains a mystery

chronic pain CDC

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans report suffering from chronic pain, which can interfere with daily life

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