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These 20 groups received grants from Gilead’s Racial Equity Community Impact Fund.

Susan Moore, MD, died of complications from COVID-19 in late December, after alleging racial bias in her care at IU Health North hospital.

For Black people, insurance access, travel distance and a lack of knowledge about options contribute to transplant waiting list disparities.

There’s more to consider in Georgia than this week’s runoff elections—for example, its HIV epidemic and LGBTQ health equity.

For African Americans, inaccurate blood oxygen measurements according to pulse oximeters could significantly affect COVID-19 treatment.

Keesha Sharp joins Jaime Camil, Cedric the Entertainer and Michael Ealy to push for diversity in cancer trials.

As a Black man, the NBA legend and former Lakers star is at greater risk of prostate cancer, a disease he’s fought, he recently wrote.

People fighting the spread of COVID-19 face many unique challenges when doing contact tracing among low-income Latino immigrants.

After the actor’s death, African Americans are reminded once again about the importance of being screened early for colon cancer.

A group of medical decision makers assumed responsibility for protecting the health of those in the Black community.

American Lung Association’s new report examines toll of lung cancer state-by-state, identifies opportunities to save lives with screening

The video marks the debut of “Black Voices Matter” and is part of the Black AIDS Institute’s new website launch.

One study in June linked 16 percent of COVID-19 cases in Chicago and across Illinois to Cook County Jail.

Prescribing new medication or increasing doses of current meds could improve blood pressure numbers.

Exclusion from parents’ insurance may lead to life-threatening lapses in chemo and radiation, study shows.

Understanding the role of systemic racism in both epidemics.