Race and Health

Missouri S&T professor looks for a genetic cause of high blood pressure

Jonathan Ahl

Jinling Liu will analyze a mountain of data looking for a genome responsible for hypertension, which could lead to a better and more personalized approach to preventing and treating the disease.

Black people and Latinos are exposed to higher than average air pollution across the U.S., including St. Louis. New research finds coronavirus spreads faster in areas with worse air pollution and higher population density.

Health, Science, Environment

Air pollution in St. Louis helps fuel coronavirus spread, especially in communities of color

Shahla Farzan

Black people and Latinos in St. Louis are more likely to live in areas with polluted air. Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to faster coronavirus transmission, new research finds.

Health, Science, Environment

Kidney Experts Say It’s Time to Remove Race From Medical Algorithms. Doing So Is Complicated

Rae Ellen Bichell

Black people make up more than 35% of people on dialysis but just 13% of the U.S. population. They’re also less likely to get on the waitlist for a kidney transplant. Part of what is causing the disparity is that an algorithm doctors rely on uses race as a factor in evaluating all stages of kidney disease care.