Why would a mother reject safe, potentially lifesaving vaccines for her child? Popular writing on vaccine skepticism often denigrates white and middle-class mothers who reject some or all recommended ...

Infections prevented by other newborn measures can also have grave consequences. Erythromycin eye ointment protects against ...

Heart disease, diabetes and prostate cancer disproportionately affect Black men—but mistrust, cost and delayed checkups often ...

THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hepatitis A vaccinations could be lagging among men who have sex with men due to a mistrust of medicine, particularly among racial and ethnic minority ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medical mistrust continues to be a major issue in the care of patients with multiple myeloma — particularly ...

A UCLA Fiat Lux seminar examines how misinformation takes root in media, conspiracy theories and public distrust in health care. “The Anatomy of Deception,” offered during winter quarter, examines ...

As trial sponsors attempt to recruit more subjects from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, some are finding themselves impeded by a symptom of a long-standing disease in American medicine: ...

In this clip from our interview with Oscar B. Lahoud, MD, cochair of our Institute for Value-Based Medicine® evening hosted with NYU Langone Health, he addressed medical mistrust in underrepresented ...

My goal in this letter is to begin to reconcile one of the most divisive and important debates in healthcare and nutrition ...

Only 14 percent of Black people and 34 percent of Latino community members trust the vaccine's safety, according to research. Public trust in the COVID-19 vaccine is lacking. According to a recent ...