Health disparities
FILE - In this July 27, 2021 file photo, Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo. Biles and Naomi Osaka are prominent young Black women under the pressure of a global Olympic spotlight that few human beings ever face. But being a young Black woman -- which, in American life, comes with its own built-in pressure to perform -- entails much more than meets the eye. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Black women, across generations, heed Biles’ Olympic example

By Aaron Morrison, Astrid Galvan And Deepti Hajela Aug. 03, 2021 10:19 PM EDT

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra tries on a Colorado-themed mask given to him by U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., during a visit to a pair of buses set up as traveling clinics as part of the state's "Vaccines For All" campaign Friday, June 18, 2021, in Aurora, Colo. The buses are being used to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Top US health official visits Colorado to promote vaccines

By Patty Nieberg Jun. 18, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

In this May 9, 2021, photo, Rev. Joseph Jackson Jr. talks to his congregation at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Milwaukee during a service. He is president of the board of directors for Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope, which along with Pastors United, Souls to the Polls and the local health clinic Health Connections is working to get vaccination clinics into churches to help vaccinate the Black community. He's also been urging his congregation during Sunday services to get vaccinated. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)
Black community has new option for health care: The church

By Carrie Antlfinger Jun. 16, 2021 11:45 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:23 PM EDT
Palm Beach Post. June 12, 2021. Editorial: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis errs in restricting race studies in schools At a...

Laura Ramos holds a photo of her brother Jerry Ramos at her home in Watsonville, Calif., Sunday, June 6, 2021. He died Feb. 15 at age 32, becoming not just one of the roughly 600,000 Americans who have now perished in the outbreak but another example of the virus’s strikingly uneven and ever-shifting toll on the nation’s racial and ethnic groups. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist

By Carla K. Johnson, Olga R. Rodriguez And Angeliki Kastanis Jun. 14, 2021 11:15 AM EDT

Drug overdoses rise in NH; Hospitalizations in MA drop

Jun. 13, 2021 10:04 AM EDT
A look at pandemic-related news around New England on Sunday: NEW HAMPSHIRE As the number of COVID-19 cases have fallen...

This November 2018 photo provided by the American Medical Association shows Gerald Harmon at the Interim Meeting of the AMA in National Harbor, Md. The nation’s largest, most influential doctors’ group is holding its annual policymaking meeting starting Friday, June 11, 2021, amid backlash over its most ambitious plan ever — to help dismantle centuries-old racism and bias in all realms of the medical establishment. Harmon, the group's incoming president, knows he isn’t the most obvious choice to lead the AMA at this pivotal time. But he seems intent on breaking down stereotypes and said pointedly in a phone interview, “This plan is not up for debate.’’ (Ted Grudzinski/American Medical Association via AP)
AMA doctors meet amid vocal backlash over racial equity plan

By Lindsey Tanner Jun. 12, 2021 08:13 AM EDT

McKee extends Rhode Island's pandemic state of emergency

Jun. 11, 2021 11:09 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Gov. Daniel McKee has signed an executive order that extends Rhode Island's state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic until next...

FILE - In this Friday, May 28, 2021, file photo, the morning sun shines on the State Capitol shines in downtown Denver. The Colorado Legislature ended its 2021 session this week after the Democrat-controlled Legislature pushed through a swath of progressive legislation on their agenda with little Republican support, following the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, multiple mass shootings in the state and a nationwide reckoning for racial justice. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Colorado lawmakers map ambitious path to pandemic recovery

By James Anderson And Patty Nieberg Jun. 09, 2021 03:17 PM EDT

More than $24.5M to help communities of color, rural areas

Jun. 04, 2021 10:33 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is getting more than $24.5 million in health-related COVID-19 funds to assist medically underserved communities, the state's...

House sends bill declaring racism a health crisis to Lamont

By Susan Haigh Jun. 01, 2021 06:50 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A bill that declares racism a public health crisis in Connecticut, an issue proponents contend was highlighted by the coronavirus...

Progressives push for higher taxes as budget talks continue

By Susan Haigh May. 28, 2021 05:11 PM EDT
As negotiations on a new two-year Connecticut state budget continue, the General Assembly's Progressive Caucus is putting pressure on Democratic leaders to...

FILE - In this May 19, 2021, file photo, a physically disabled man seeks alms as people walk past during the relaxation hours of lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Bengaluru, India. The disparities of the coronavirus pandemic were already stark in India, where access to health care is as stratified and unequal as other parts of its society. Now, the divide along the lines of wealth and technology are further widening that chasm, and many people are falling through the gaps as vaccines remain inaccessible to millions. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)
Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps

By Neha Mehrotra And Sheikh Saaliq May. 26, 2021 01:05 AM EDT

The Italian and the EU flags are displayed outside Villa Pamphili as Italian Premier Mario Draghi and EU Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen arrive on the occasion of the Global Health Summit in Rome, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Vaccine makers pledge 2.3B doses to less wealthy nations

May. 21, 2021 11:16 AM EDT

Bill declaring racism a public health crisis clears Senate

By Susan Haigh May. 18, 2021 05:07 PM EDT
On a bipartisan vote, the state Senate passed wide-ranging legislation Tuesday that declares racism a public health crisis, an issue proponents contend was...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing to examine an update from Federal officials on efforts to combat COVID-19, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)
Fauci says pandemic exposed 'undeniable effects of racism'

May. 16, 2021 12:26 PM EDT

A child wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus holds a dinosaur shaped balloon walks at a public park in Beijing, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
The Latest: Fauci says pandemic highlights racism's impact

By The Associated Press May. 16, 2021 05:45 AM EDT

Dr. Brandi Jackson poses for a portrait in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Jackson and her twin, Dr. Brittani James, have taken on the medical establishment in pioneering work to eliminate racism in medicine. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world

By Lindsey Tanner May. 13, 2021 11:25 AM EDT

Vermont House passes resolution on racism health emergency

May. 12, 2021 04:45 PM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont House of Representatives passed a resolution Wednesday declaring that racism is a public health emergency. ...

Vaccine clinic for Black, indigenous and people of color

Apr. 27, 2021 02:00 AM EDT
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — A vaccination clinic is being held this week at Middlebury College for Black, indigenous, and people of color. The...