Kidney cancer incidence is 90% higher in American Indian and Alaska Native populations than in non-Hispanic Whites, with mortality rates nearly double. Disparities are driven by late detection, ...

For more than 35 years, University of Oklahoma Health Campus researchers have played a key role in the Strong Heart Study, a ...

Ryan Dial, American Indian Health Program Manager, attends an event hosted by the Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio from Bolton, NC to provide educational resources about cancer in Native American ...

As appropriations for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s funding remains uncertain because of the government ...

Marissa Russo is a former STAT intern supported by the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States live nearly four years less than ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Native American leaders warned senators last week that mass layoffs and potential benefit lapses are making this government ...

The latest study on America's state of mind is in, and it reveals a concerning rise in the share of adults who say they have ...