New recruitment strategies are helping medical schools boost diversity in the classroom.

As part of a multi-year, $5 million commitment to increase access to health care in communities nationwide, the CVS Health Foundation on Tuesday released new data from programs supported through partnerships with the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics and the National Association of Community Health Centers.

The risk of colon cancer for Hispanics in California varies widely depending on their place of origin, a new study shows.

Hispanic people much are less likely to get cancer than non-Hispanic whites, but it's also their leading cause of death.

Considerable racial disparities exist in surgical outcomes for black and Hispanic patients undergoing major cancer and non-cancer surgeries in U.S. hospitals, even among institutions that have already enrolled in a national surgical quality improvement initiative.