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Bernita Jackson, 51, has her blood pressure measured at an event to inform people about the Affordable Care Act, in Los Angeles, California, on November 25, 2013.

New Book Examines "Why Black Americans Die Sooner"

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Joseph L. Graves Jr. peels back the medical misconception that socially defined race can dictate disease prevalence

Elderly people dance on a street during the International Day of Older Persons in Sao Paulo's Avenida Paulista October 1, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Brazil's Population Fragility Taxes National Health Systems

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Rising noncommunicable diseases and aging are exposing structural weaknesses in the world's largest public health system

The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Bad. Could it Have Been Even Worse?

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A look at how pre-pandemic health-care trends affected COVID-19 mortality rates

The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Bad. Could it Have Been Even Worse?

Expanding Health-Care Access in Times of Coronavirus

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Health and wellness centers have expanded access to primary health-care services in Punjab, India—even in the pandemic

Snapshot from a time when it's far from normal: women carry cattle fodder through a mustard field on Earth Day, amid the coronavirus lockdown, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on April 22, 2020. This is a stunning photo showing three women with large bales of freshly cut plants on their heads walking through a field thrown into a yellow hue because of the flowering mustard greens. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Racism as a Public Health Crisis

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Interview with Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins on the intersection of race, health, and COVID-19

The photo shows the council vice president standing in front of a slate-colored brick wall with her hands together looking at the camera.

Why Social Policies Make Coronavirus Worse

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Too late for COVID-19, but strengthening safety nets and health security in U.S. would help us respond to future threats

A mannequin with a surgical mask on display where a vendor sells packages of masks on a corner in the Chelsea neighborhood during the outbreak of the coronavirus in New York City on March 27, 2020. The photo shows a mannequin wearing a blue mask. REUTERS/Mike Segar