Additionally, pandemic stressors, like unemployment, tied to infections and preterm births

Such interventions may help address known sleep health disparities, the authors say

1999 to 2019 saw increase in mortality rates for opioid-only and opioids in combination with other substances

Significant increases seen especially among rural, White, and higher-income adolescents

Among U.S. veterans, rates highest for Blacks and Hispanics

No improvement seen in representation of Black patients after implementation of a 2015 FDA action plan to improve diversity

From 2007 to 2019, opioid-stimulant deaths among Black people increased at more than three times the rate of White people

Depression/anxiety problems increased for urban, racial- and ethnic-minority children during versus six months before the pandemic

Young and racial minority populations, those with low socioeconomic status more likely to have higher frequency use

In nationwide survey, a majority of U.S. breast oncologists report that Black women encounter more barriers to genetic counseling, testing