This story is part of SELF's ongoing series exploring black maternal mortality. You can find the rest of the series here. Imagine for a moment that you’re a very silly 22-year-old driving through ...

Professor Arline T. Geronimus of the University of Michigan developed the theory of “weathering” while studying health complications of first-time mothers and identifying racial and economic ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The surface of the giant asteroid Vesta is weathering in a way that appears to be completely different from any other asteroid yet visited, according to new data ...

When Dr. Arline Geronimus first introduced the theory in 1990, her ideas were derided and largely ignored. Now, people are starting to listen. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta For Arline Geronimus, avoiding ...

In 2020, the overall life expectancy in the U.S. dropped by 1.5 years, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the reduction wasn't shared equally among the general population; Native American ...