
The History Behind America’s Devastating Shortage of Black Doctors
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A paucity of Black physicians is shortening the lives of African Americans—and politicians are starting to take note.
A paucity of Black physicians is shortening the lives of African Americans—and politicians are starting to take note.
CNN — Pour la première fois depuis plus de deux décennies, les États-Unis ont connu une augmentation des taux de mortalité…
For the first time in more than two decades, the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates in 2022.
For the first time in more than two decades, the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates in 2022.
CNN — For the first time in more than two decades, the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates in 2022.
CNN — For the first time in more than two decades, the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates in 2022.
CNN — For the primary time in additional than 20 years, the USA noticed a rise in toddler mortality charges in 2022.
The University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have received a $50 million grant to conduct a seven-y…
Years ago, researchers discovered that American women were dying in childbirth at an alarming rate, far higher than in many…
Years ago, researchers discovered that American women were dying in childbirth at an alarming rate, far higher than in many…
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
For Tonjanic Hill’s first pregnancy, she had no insurance and only one prenatal visit before she had a miscarriage at 19 weeks.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Sandy West | (TNS) KFF Health News HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
SANDY WEST KFF Health News Updated September 03, 2023 4:07 AM HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned…
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Regardless of income or insurance status, studies show, medical providers often dismiss Black women’s questions and concerns.
By Sandy West, KFF Health News Aug. 29, 2023 “ ” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media…
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Tonjanic Hill lost a 2017 pregnancy at 19 weeks. Two years later, she was pregnant again with twins.
In several of the most populated U.S. counties, Black women remain less likely to carry a pregnancy to term than other racial…
Black fetal and infant deaths are part of a continuum of systemic failures that contribute to disproportionately high Black…
Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant.
Black women are less likely than women from other racial groups to carry a pregnancy to term.
At Philadelphia-area medical schools responsible for training one in six of the nation’s doctors, the top leadership often…
Aniya was ready to leave. She was dressed in a fuzzy white onesie her mother had packed for her first trip home.
April Valentine, a 31-year-old Black mother, died while giving birth in Inglewood, California, on January 10.
Aniya was ready to leave. She was dressed in a fuzzy white onesie her mother had packed for her first trip home.
Aniya was ready to leave. She was dressed in a fuzzy white onesie her mother had packed for her first trip home.
When a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this summer sharply restricted colleges from considering the race of their applicants…
Physicians are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued on June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity…
A los médicos les preocupa que un fallo de la Corte Suprema emitido el 29 de junio tenga efectos de gran alcance no solo en la…
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Considerable evidence shows that diversity in medicine improves care, and some argue that it “literally saves lives.
Editor’s Note: David J.Skorton, MD, is a former university president, cardiologist and president and CEO of the Association of…
July 24, 2023 at 2:13 PM Editor’s Note: David J. Skorton, MD, is a former university president, cardiologist and president and…
There are more than 40 million Spanish speakers in the country. Advocates and researchers say training more bilingual…
Last month, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case on affirmative action in college admissions, Justice Ketanji Brown…
Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of…
By Michelle Andrews KFF Health News Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching…
Michelle Andrews | (TNS) KFF Health News Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching…
As always with studies, a juicy interpretation requires scrutiny — because it may not bear repeating.
Michelle Andrews | (TNS) KFF Health News Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching…
Michelle Andrews | (TNS) KFF Health News Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching…
Michelle Andrews | (TNS) KFF Health News Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching…
Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of…
Michelle Andrews | (TNS) KFF Health News Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching…
Michelle Andrews | (TNS) KFF Health News Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching…
Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of…