The Hill

DECEMBER 19, 2024

years in 2019 to 76.4 The report also analyzed death rates by race, gender and ethnicity, finding variations across different groups. The report data reflect information collected by the CDCs National Center for Health Statistics from death certificates filed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In 2023, about 3.1

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Fund for Public Health NYC

JANUARY 28, 2025

The NYC Health Department has released a new strategy to address the root causes of chronic diseases, which are the leading causes of death for New Yorkers. This comprehensive report, part of the HealthyNYC initiative, outlines a plan to reduce health inequities and promote healthier lives for all.

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Black Health Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a significant public health challenge, disproportionately affecting the Black community. The Office of Minority Health has highlighted the following statistics: African Americans represent nearly 13% of the United States population but made up more than 42% of HIV cases in 2019.

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Black Health Matters

JULY 22, 2024

” This has major health implications, including the potential for gaining weight. How Lack of Sleep Impacts Black Patients in Particular There is a proven link between poor cardiovascular health, something that can contribute to difficulty reversing obesity, and insomnia. But in our community, numbers are even higher; 45.4%

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Better Health For All

OCTOBER 10, 2024

When the MBRACE-UK report for 2019-2021 was published showing a four-fold increase in risk of mortality for pregnant people from Black ethnic groups [1] , the medical establishment reacted promptly and with horror to investigate and tackle this statistic. It’s not just birthing parents who are at risk either.

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Fund for Public Health NYC

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Read “ Using Law to Advance Population Health Planning ” in Health Affairs.

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Exploring Health

JANUARY 14, 2025

She was an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with a focus on how racial inequality, trauma, and violence result in poor health. This disparity is not rooted in biological differences, says the Journal of Women’s Health , but instead in racial biases within Americas healthcare system.

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Mercola

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Traditional diagnostic methods often focus on hormonal levels and reproductive organ health, overlooking broader social, environmental and lifestyle factors. In 2019, there were 122.38 Infertility stems from a complex link between social, economic and health factors. Obesity can impact ovulation in women, Dr.

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Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

MARCH 11, 2025

For journalists covering rural health disparities, the Medicaid cliff and the promises (and pitfalls) of telehealth, these findings demand a closer look at who’s really benefiting from the telehealth boom, and why.

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HEALTHBEAT

MARCH 18, 2025

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free Atlanta newsletter here. Disruptions to funding streams from the National Institutes of Health arent just rattling university researchers. It placed first in a National Institute of Aging innovation competition in 2019. Contact Rebecca at rgrapevine@healthbeat.org.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

MARCH 10, 2025

Several prescription medications bear FDA-approved, race-specific labels that suggest certain racial or ethnic groups should receive lower doses or may be at greater risk of side effects. Prevalent implicit bias in health care can create racial differences in rates of prescriptions to treat pain or substance use disorders.

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National Council on Urban Indian Health

MARCH 20, 2025

This blog post explores best practices for improving STI programming, the challenges Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) encounter, and effective strategies to enhance sexual health outcomes. cases per 100,000 people in 2019 to 58.2 times the national average and gonorrhea rates approximately 4.6 times higher than the national average.

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Your Local Epidemiologist

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Influenza-like illnesses: Low but increasing The climate of respiratory health in the United States—which the CDC defines as “influenza-like illnesses” (ILI)—is increasing but still below the “epidemic” level threshold. The South and Washington, D.C. are starting to heat up with low to moderate ILI levels.

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HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. New HIV diagnoses ticked slightly upward in New York City in 2023, but the estimated number of new infections fell, suggesting possible progress in HIV testing efforts, city health officials said Wednesday.

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Exposure to PFAS, a group of thousands of compounds, has been linked to health problems including cancer, decreased response to vaccines, and low birth weight, according to a federally funded report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. “Spread the poop somewhere else, away from us.”

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KFF Health News

APRIL 2, 2025

per 100,000 residents in 2021 more than double the rate in 2019, according to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services data. “Drug use occurs at the same levels across racial and ethnic groups, but Black Americans are more likely to be arrested and incarcerated on drug charges,” Heller said.

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HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. Valle worries that eating food from her farm and drinking the water, found also to contain arsenic, are to blame for health issues shes experienced recently. Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old.

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. KINGSTREE, S.C. — Louvenia McKinney, 77, arrived complaining about shortness of breath. ” The U.S.

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 28, 2024

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. There was Joshua McCray, 69, a public bus driver who, four years after catching Covid-19, still is too weak to drive.

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HEALTHBEAT

JANUARY 28, 2025

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. Michelle Morse , acting commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said in an interview. years in 2019. The other drivers of premature death in the city include drug overdose, suicide, homicide, and Covid-19.

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