NPR: health inequity https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=699500987 health inequity en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 19:50:35 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: health inequity https://www.npr.org/tags/699500987/health-inequity The Gap Between Rich And Poor Americans' Health Is Widening Health inequities are getting worse, according to new research. Factors like income, race and gender are playing a larger role in health outcomes than they did 25 years ago. Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:28:24 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/28/736938334/the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-americans-health-is-widening https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/28/736938334/the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-americans-health-is-widening

Health inequities are getting worse, according to new research. Factors like income, race and gender are playing a larger role in health outcomes than they did 25 years ago.

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]]> Susie Neilson Human Genomics Research Has A Diversity Problem Studies on the genetics of human diseases have focused largely on people of European descent. Researchers say this lack of diversity is bad science and exacerbates health inequities. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:22:13 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/21/705460986/human-genomics-research-has-a-diversity-problem https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/21/705460986/human-genomics-research-has-a-diversity-problem

Studies on the genetics of human diseases have focused largely on people of European descent. Researchers say this lack of diversity is bad science and exacerbates health inequities.

]]> Jonathan Lambert When It Comes To Race, Eating Disorders Don't Discriminate People with eating disorders are too often portrayed as white, skinny young women. One group is trying to spread the word that eating disorders affect people of every race, gender and body size. Sun, 03 Mar 2019 11:55:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/03/699410379/when-it-comes-to-race-eating-disorders-dont-discriminate https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/03/699410379/when-it-comes-to-race-eating-disorders-dont-discriminate

People with eating disorders are too often portrayed as white, skinny young women. One group is trying to spread the word that eating disorders affect people of every race, gender and body size.

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