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Could racial health disparities shrink if the health care community did a better job of explaining health information in simple terms and engaging trusted messengers?
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The researcher who coined the term "weathering" talks with Gene Demby about health, hard data, and why it took so long for people to come around to the idea that discrimination hurts bodies.
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When Ronson Rowley was a teen, he said he used to sneak into a nightclub called the Ten Bar. “It was the only black gay club here in Indianapolis,” he…
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Janice McClain climbed aboard the van at a stop in downtown Indianapolis and took a seat among a dozen or so other travelers on a recent September day.…
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When a receptionist hands out a form to fill out at a doctor’s office, the questions are usually about medical issues: What’s the visit for? Are you…
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Terrell Harris spent two years in prison on a drug charge when his son was a toddler.Now, he worries about the effects of that absence.“I’ve noticed a…
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Twice a month, Ilene Loper gets up at five in the morning and takes three buses for at least an hour each way to get groceries from the St. Vincent De…
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Geographic inequality in life span is growing in the United States, with people in some counties living more than 20 years longer than those in others.
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In Indianapolis, wealth determines health. If you live in a low-income neighborhood in our city, there's a good chance you’ll die earlier - 14 years…
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When someone dies unexpectedly outside of a hospital in Marion County, Alfarena Ballew, chief deputy coroner, gets a call.She or someone on her team will…