The United States Surgeon General was in Salt Lake City Wednesday to speak to a national convention of Latin American citizens.

UCLA researchers determined that Latinos/Hispanics and African Americans are disproportionately affected by mental health issues and chronic disease, likely due to cumulative discrimination, trauma and community violence.

For the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a report specifically on the state of Latino health in the U.S.

Despite recent progress in improving Hispanics’ access to quality healthcare, according to The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, ethnic disparities continue to persist with Hispanics falling further behind other ethnic groups.

Gestational diabetes may not receive as much attention as the type 1 and type 2 variants, but it can have equally serious consequences for both mother and child. Worse, its prevalence is growing in the United States.