From the very first census in 1790, the United States has measured race – but rarely in the same way or without controversy. Categories such as “free white males,” “free white females,” “all other ...

If you've ever filled out a demographic form (like the US Census), you've probably been asked about your race and ethnicity. You might even wonder exactly what those terms mean and how they differ.

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Patients with certain types of cancer are not using hospice services and hospice use is not equitable among patients from minority groups. Use of hospice services by patients with cancer has increased ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish an ad hoc committee to assess the use of the social constructs of race and ethnicity in biomedical research. The study will ...

Ethnicity & Disease, Vol. 26, No. 4, Obesity (Autumn 2016), pp. 529-536 (8 pages) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact sheet: national estimates and general information ...

Racial and ethnic inequities in diabetes have been established following gestational diabetes, but these inequities are substantial and have been an overlooked facet of maternal health equity, ...

Born Equal: Eliminating Ethnicity and Race from Birth Certificates This article discusses how racial categories, rooted in social history, are used in records and society. It argues race isn’t ...

In an earlier article titled, "State Creation, Political Frivolities and the Anioma Question", I debunked Senator Ned Nwoko's ...