New research underscores importance of equitable health care beyond the hospital

A recent University of Michigan study has found that Black Americans experiencing stroke symptoms arrive at hospitals nearly 30 minutes...

Detroit Evening Report: Black stroke patients arrive later to hospitals, U-M study shows

A new study from the University of Michigan shows that Black stroke patients arrive at the hospital significantly later than...

U-M study finds high racial disparities in hospital recordkeeping

A recent study from three children’s hospitals has found that patient information relating to racial and ethnic designations is significantly...

Created Equal: The end of race-based kidney testing

Since the late '90s, doctors have included race in equations used to estimate kidney function.  Known as the estimated glomerular...

Detroit Evening Report: New report highlights health care disparities for Michigan’s Black residents

Michigan isn’t providing fair and equal health care services to all races, according to a new report from the nonprofit...

Black Maternal Health Week spurs new legislation from Michigan Democrats

It's Black Maternal Health Week. It might seem odd for this to be racially specific until you realize that, in...