Poverty and Class

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‘We need your help.’ Are refugees getting mental-health assistance they need?

Refugees need help with mental health care, but are they getting it? A reporter plots a deeper exploration of their plight.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Mental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics

After Gov. David Ige removed access to public health insurance for poor, sick migrants from Micronesia, many died

Hawaii Wanted To Save Insurance Money. People Died

A new study shows the impacts of a 2015 decision to cut health insurance for some of the state’s poorest and sickest residents.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

From cradle to grave, racial inequity is part of the Black Charlotte experience

A new reporting project asks, "Why do people of color in an affluent city lack basic medical attention?"

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Chronic Disease, Food and Nutrition

Are medical schools pushing outdated views of race?

Health sciences are rooted in concepts that go back centuries, and some of those concepts were crafted with a racist lens, writes contributor William Heisel.

Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

-Window Rock, Ariz. (Photo: Jonathan Dineyazhe)

The People vs. the Pandemic: Overlooked

Why was the Navajo Nation overlooked in the face of the pandemic?

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

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Virtual medical care leads to suffering for patients on the wrong side of the digital divide

The patient was near death. The physician almost missed it — and warns problems like this will grow as the nation expands telehealth without improving access to technology.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Why was the Navajo Nation overlooked in the face of the pandemic?

In hard-hit Navajo Nation, fighting COVID-19 means addressing a long history of underinvestment and policy neglect.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics

How immigrants and communities of color organize around healing justice

COVID-19 has underscored the disparities faced by immigrant communities in access to medical care and financial support in the state.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Mental Health, Women's and Maternal Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Chronic Disease, Food and Nutrition, Aging

Watch: Virtual Conversation On Race, Sexual Violence And Police Accountability

As conversations about defunding the police have sprung up across the U.S., some sexual assault survivors and advocates have joined the fray to call for changes to the system.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Patient Safety and Ethics

A street in downtown Sacramento during California's COVID-19 stay at home order.

Domestic Violence and Abuse During Coronavirus Pandemic

CapRadio healthcare reporter Sammy Caiola discusses her reporting on the intersection of race, police violence and sexual assault.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Mental Health, Community Safety

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Poverty and Class

‘We need your help.’ Are refugees getting mental-health assistance they need?

Hawaii Wanted To Save Insurance Money. People Died

From cradle to grave, racial inequity is part of the Black Charlotte experience

Are medical schools pushing outdated views of race?

The People vs. the Pandemic: Overlooked

Virtual medical care leads to suffering for patients on the wrong side of the digital divide

Why was the Navajo Nation overlooked in the face of the pandemic?

How immigrants and communities of color organize around healing justice

Watch: Virtual Conversation On Race, Sexual Violence And Police Accountability

Domestic Violence and Abuse During Coronavirus Pandemic