For those who see only busy doctors’ offices and lines at the pharmacy, it may seem unfathomable that this country suffers from seriously disproportionate access to health services. The need for ...

Key barriers include misdiagnosis, insufficient gMG knowledge among healthcare providers, and limited access to specialists, ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically reshaped health and medical research by rolling back federal funding ...

Inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD) isn’t one disease. It’s many different ones that cause your retina to break down and stop working. They can make you color-blind or night blind. Others can lead to ...

Disparity in mental health care can take many forms. For the 1 in 5 who suffer with mental health issues, it can mean lack of care in some neighborhoods, care that's unaffordable or social stigmas ...

As an epidemiologist and physician, I’ve long been concerned about how health interventions for marginalized communities are evaluated. A new study explores that concern and offers some solutions for ...

UCLA researchers used genetic data from people in Los Angeles to identify different groups’ disease risk and better understand health disparities. In the study published in July, the researchers used ...

In health care, technology is becoming a two-edged sword; on one hand, it is able to reduce mortality, but on the other hand it could contribute to inequity in care and care outcomes. A recent ...

Xin Hu, PhD, MSPH, hypothesizes that these telemental health disparities could be driven by language barriers, historical mistrust, and systemic challenges. Despite the 12-fold relative increase in ...