Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Black Patients Further Hurt by Barriers to Care - KFF Health News

The rate of overdose deaths from opioids has grown significantly among Black people. Yet, even after a nonfatal overdose, this group is half as likely to be referred to or get treatment compared with white people. Advocates and researchers cite implicit bias, insurance denials, and other systemic issues.

Why Women Struggle With Sleep—And How To Improve It

Women face unique sleep challenges due to hormones, sleep cycles, and health risks. Learn why and how to improve sleep quality for better health.

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The Ongoing Rise in Diabetes, Mirroring Obesity Trends - ConscienHealth

New NHANES data document an ongoing rise in diabetes and improving rates of diagnosis, but disparities for persons with obesity.

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress

The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises

How the world can escape the new Gilded Age

<p>Tech billionaires such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are not just among the richest people in human history. They also are exceptionally powerful -- socially, culturally and politically. While this is partly a reflection of the social status that our society attaches to wealth in general, that is not the whole story.</p>