Anew USC study of a large and diverse group of Medicaid enrollees finds Latino patients had starkly higher odds of a positive COVID-19 test—as well as higher odds of hospitalization and death—than...

In her last trimester, in the midst of dealing with family and work issues as well as preparing for a new baby, Michelle Emebo felt stressed. “I didn’t realize how much it was impacting me...

(HealthDay)—Homeless people are three times more likely to die after a heart attack than other patients, a new study finds. “Our study shows a dramatically higher rate of mortality after heart...

Colorectal cancer is more prevalent among Black people, a group that has the highest rates of death for an illness that is curable if caught early. “The unfortunate reality is that minorities, especially...

Thousands of nurses head to Florida hot zone amid coronavirus pandemic South Florida is being considered the epicenter for the coronavirus resurgence, as the state experiences increase in positive cases...

Nearly a quarter of a billion people across Africa will catch coronavirus during the first year of the pandemic, and up to 190,000 of them will likely die, unless urgent action is taken to control the...

Around 88% of patients with COVID-19 who were put on a ventilator in a New York hospital system died, according to a new study. In the new study, researchers analyzed data from 5,700 patients who were...

As we brace ourselves for the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus, it may be worth looking at a study carried out by the Chinese Center for Disease Control. The research, which studied the impact of the...