Oct 10, 2023
Most adults in the U.S. struggle with health literacy, and experts say a far-reaching approach is the best way to help patients understand what's happening when they visit the doctor鈥檚 office.
Oct 3, 2023
Efforts to attract more Hispanic students to medical fields aim to help shrink a diversity gap in the health care workforce.
Sep 26, 2023
Telehealth efforts in rural areas aim to ease access to health care, especially in the Hispanic community.
Sep 15, 2023
Like the English mnemonic FAST, RÁPIDO is intended to make it easier for Spanish speakers to remember the signs of a stroke.
Sep 7, 2023
Sybil Jones was preparing to relocate from Virginia to California when she had a stroke during a going away party.
Aug 31, 2023
Latino people, while younger than the rest of the U.S. population, are aging at a faster rate. Experts say language and structural barriers may make it more difficult to get the support they will need.
Aug 22, 2023
Community health workers, known as promotores, are helping connect Hispanic people with programs and services to reduce health disparities.
Aug 21, 2023
People with COVID-19 in a New York hospital system were more than twice as likely to develop persistent hypertension than people with influenza, a new analysis suggests.
Aug 3, 2023
Black adult stroke survivors have more risk factors than non-Black peers. But intensive medical management may help cut some disparities, new research suggests.
Aug 2, 2023
Her own challenges inspired Yanela Vickers to learn more about medicine and advocate for maternal and heart health.