Health Disparities

Conversational assistants could be used to improve African American health around COVID-19

Sexual minorities, especially women, who misuse substances more likely to have psychiatric disorders

African Americans, those with type 2 diabetes, kidney disease at higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization

From pills to powder: 1 in 3 high school seniors who misused prescription opioids later used heroin

Prenatal safety net: Mobile clinic gives free services to Detroit moms

Where are the patient advocates? The negative effect of social isolation on older patient care during COVID

Loneliness doubled among older adults in early months of COVID-19, U-M poll shows

Depression worsens over time for older caregivers of newly diagnosed dementia patients

Mail delays may affect medication supply for nearly 1 in 4 Americans over 50

Coronavirus deaths in Honduras linked to younger individuals, preexisting medical conditions

COVID poses hardships for people with substance abuse problems

Telehealth visits have skyrocketed for older adults but concerns, barriers remain

Age discrimination seen @Twitter during #COVID19 pandemic

Which workers will be required to get a coronavirus vaccine when it's available?

Paramveer Dhillon: Research shows costly failure to coordinate COVID-19 response

Student-run nonprofit provides hundreds of excess medical supplies to Ann Arbor hospitals

In short supply: Using AI to navigate out of a COVID treatment supply issue

Emily Toth Martin: Coronavirus testing, immunity, and what we know

'Talkative' brain regions create self-control challenges for teens with obesity

Miatta Buxton: Coronavirus - What pregnant women should know

Mind the gap: Even the richest Americans lag the English on health

Medicaid expansion meant better health for the most vulnerable low-income adults

When insurers cover infertility treatments, fewer women die

Coronavirus pandemic worsens food insecurity for low-income adults

Episode 2: Pandemics and Prejudice

Riana Anderson: Surviving the coronavirus while black - Pandemic's heavy toll on African American mental health

African Americans and COVID-19 in Michigan: U-M experts available

Jennifer Erb-Downward: Coronavirus pandemic requires action to protect people who are homeless

Medicaid expansion does not discourage job-seeking among the unemployed

ACA made health insurance access more equal but racial, ethnic gaps remain

School mental health program expands to Detroit
