Skip Navigation

Latest by Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY


Suicide risk among Black and LGBTQ youth is rising. A new center will study why

Penn Medicine researchers were recently awarded a $14 million grant to launch Penn Innovation in Suicide Prevention Implementation Research.

By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY

VA patients of color less likely to be prescribed blood thinners for a common cardiac issue, study shows

Researchers found that Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native patients were less likely to receive newer and more effective — and now standard-of-care — blood thinners.

By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY

Study names Temple University Hospital the most racially inclusive in Pa.; many urban hospital markets lag behind

The 700-bed hospital in the heart of North Philadelphia is the major education and teaching center for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, and the hospital has a large research mission as part of its education efforts.
By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY

Lack of diversity in clinical trials has hurt patients of color. A new program aims to change that

According to the most recent Food and Drug Administration data on clinical trial participation, close to 80% of people taking part in the United States are white.

By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY

‘They didn’t have proper PPE’: These Black health care workers got the vaccine. They say distrust isn’t just historical

Black people across industries typically are not receiving vaccine education from other trusted, Black health care professionals
By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY

Black babies are twice as likely to be born preterm. CHOP doctors are using COVID-19 to explore why

A preterm birth is defined as one that happens before 37 completed weeks of gestation. When someone is pregnant, the due date is at the end of 40 completed weeks of gestation. So if a baby is born more than three weeks before that due date, that baby is considered preterm.
By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY

‘COVID-19 is the racial disparity problem of the 21st century’: A Temple grant to diversify cardiology might help

On average, Black Americans have died from COVID-19 at almost three times the rate of white Americans, according to Yale University researchers.
By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY

As the gap between students and teachers of color widens in Pa., Black families demand change

According to an analysis of Pennsylvania student and teacher demographics by Keystone Crossroads and Research for Action, more than one-fifth of the state’s 500 school districts haven’t had a single teacher of color in at least seven years.
By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY

Half of Pa. schools still don’t have a single teacher of color. These Black educators explain why

Statewide, teachers of color in Pennsylvania make up only 6.3% of the workforce in 2020.
By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY

Philly students secure historical marker commemorating 1967 school walkout notorious for Rizzo brutality

During the walkout, over 3,000 Philadelphia students protested racial injustice within the education system.

By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY
LOAD MORE