Topic: Medical racism

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a hearing of the House Education And Workforce Committee on Capitol Hill on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

RFK Jr.'s medical racism resurfaces

Garrett Owen
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

RFK's mental health plan: Labor camps

Amanda Marcotte
Doctor examining boy with stethoscope (Getty Images/Andersen Ross)

Black long COVID patients ignored

Janelle R. Goodwill, Tiwaloluwa Ajibewa - The Conversation
The Medical University of South Carolina is conducting a genetics research project to study how DNA affects health conditions, such as heart disease and cancer. Lee Moultrie, a member of the community advisory board for the project, regularly wears a bright-blue pullover with the words "In Our DNA SC" embroidered on the front to encourage people to enroll in the study. (Gavin McIntyre/KFF News)

Genetics studies have diversity problem

Lauren Sausser - KFF Health News
A pregnant woman receiving an ultrasound (Getty Images/Antenna)

Why is the doctor ignoring me?

Duaa Eldeib - ProPublica
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