Drug overdose deaths rose across the population during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the increase was especially high for Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native people.

Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased sharply throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, reaching record levels in 2021. But the burden on different racial and ethnic groups has changed ...

Drug overdose deaths among Black Bostonians fell by nearly 60% last year. It's an achievement to be recognized, but much work ...

Data on how the drugs work in Black patients is sparse — despite the fact that they develop Alzheimer’s at twice the rate of White people. That has some experts worrying that the drug won’t ...

Analysis. For each drug’s indications, and to mirror the FDA’s call in the action plan that clinical trial enrollment should mirror prevalence, we compared the share of Black and White ...

The OD death rate for Black men surpassed the rate for white men in 2016, and was nearly 60% higher by 2020, researchers found. Likewise, OD deaths gradually rose among Black women, surpassing ...

In contrast, 82.0% of all Medicare beneficiaries with diagnosed Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment were white; 5.7% were Hispanic, 3.0% were Asian or Pacific Islander, and 6.8% were ...

One in 3 Americans cannot afford their prescription drugs, the report states, and these high drug prices particularly affect Black and Latino patients aged 65 and over — who can be twice as ...

In contrast, 9% of white women had reported a history of drug use, including cannabis and opioids, while 10% were tested for drugs. Of the Black mothers tested, 40% had positive urine toxicology ...

Black and other non-white patients may not realize that in some cases the inclusion of their race could have the undesired effect of steering them away from necessary, even life-saving, medical ...

A decade later, Ward, who is Black, recently posed in a blue-and-gold throne used for photo ops at his new cannabis store, Cloud 9 Cannabis. He greeted customers walking in for early 4/20 deals .

A decade later, Ward, who is Black, recently posed in a blue-and-gold throne used for photo ops at his new cannabis store, Cloud 9 Cannabis. He greeted customers walking in for early 4/20 deals .