Undocumented domestic violence survivors face abuse and deportation fears. Advocates say reporting can protect lives and open legal pathways, despite long visa backlogs and rising immigration anxiety.
Health Equity & Social Justice
Child welfare leaders declare victory when “kinship families” step up: Fewer children go into costly foster care and more kids stay with people they love. In truth, relatives say, child welfare agencies hand them the bill – and blame them when they can’t afford it.
Physicians receive lower payments for taking care of Black and Hispanic patients than white patients, according to a new study. Dr. Aaron Schwartz, the study’s lead, explains what may be driving the disparity.
All too often, when parents can’t afford safe housing, the solution child welfare services offer is putting their children in foster care.
Even before the SNAP freeze, Massachusetts families were already going hungry
Farmacéuticas reclutan activamente hispanos en ensayos clínicos para cumplir diversidad; participantes vulnerables priorizan pagos sobre riesgos, revelando necesidad de mejor regulación e informado consentimiento.
Ensayos clínicos en EE.UU. carecen de registro nacional obligatorio para rastrear participantes, permitiendo que voluntarios "profesionales" ganen $80k+ anuales en múltiples estudios sin supervisión sanitaria.
Participantes latinos en ensayos clínicos ocultan efectos adversos severos para no perder el pago. Las clínicas retienen hasta 20% hasta completar, forzando a inmigrantes vulnerables a aguantar condiciones peligrosas.
Latino immigrants in the U.S. have become "professional guinea pigs" in clinical trials, earning. Worse, they're underrepresented in beneficial studies but overrepresented in risky phase 1 trials.
Communities of color are underrepresented in the donor pool, and the U.S. system faces broader problems, from overall donor shortages to demographic and seasonal swings.