This article is part ofHealth Divide: Type 2 Diabetes in People of Color, a destination in our Health Divide series.Zoe Hansen / VerywellMeet the ExpertDo-Eun Lee, MD, has been practicing medicine for more than 20 years and specializes in diabetes, thyroid issues, and general endocrinology. She currently operates a private practice in Lafayette, CA, which opened in 2009. She has authored several publications and is the recipient of various professional awards and honors, including the Young Investigator Travel Award from Seoul National University College of Medicine Alumni Association of North America, Las Vegas....

This article is part ofHealth Divide: Type 2 Diabetes in People of Color, a destination in our Health Divide series. Zoe Hansen / Verywell Meet the ExpertDo-Eun Lee, MD, has been practicing medicine for more than 20 years and specializes in diabetes, thyroid issues, and general endocrinology. She currently operates a private practice in Lafayette, CA, which opened in 2009. She has authored several publications and is the recipient of various professional awards and honors, including the Young Investigator Travel Award from Seoul National University College of Medicine Alumni Association of North America, Las Vegas....

This article is part ofUterine Fibroids and Black Women, a destination in our Health Divide series. Xiaoyu Liu / Verywell Many people withuterine fibroidsstruggle to access treatment, but getting care is particularly difficult for Black people and people of color. These disparities extend to treatment, too: Black women are more likely to havesurgery to remove the fibroids(or the uterus) than they are to receive nonsurgical treatments likemedicationsor noninvasive procedures. Access to care can be a major issue with fibroids....

This article is part ofHealth Divide: HIV, a destination in our Health Divide series.Xiaoyu Liu / VerywellVerywell Health: What are the challenges with getting HIV care?Dr. Shepherd: The biggest challenge is access to care. Once someone isdiagnosed, the first question is: What do we do now? How do we get that person effective and efficient care?HIV has a lot oftreatment therapies and medicationsnow, but there are some communities that don’t have access to the same types of medications that we might see in other areas or neighborhoods....

This article is part ofHealth Divide: Asthma in People of Color, a destination in our Health Divide series. Zoe Hansen / Verywell Meet the ExpertFarah Khan, M.D., is a board-certified allergist/immunologist who treats pediatric patients. Meet the Expert Farah Khan, M.D., is a board-certified allergist/immunologist who treats pediatric patients. Asthma is a condition that causes airways to narrow and swell, often making it difficult to breathe and leading to coughing and wheezing....

This article is part ofHealth Divide: Asthma in People of Color, a destination in our Health Divide series.Verywell / Zoe HansenMeet the ExpertJurairat J. Molina, M.D., is a board-certified allergist who has been practicing in the field of allergy and clinical immunology for the past two decades. She owns Corpus Christi Allergy Associates in Corpus Christi, Texas.People who suffer from asthma can undergo a range of symptom experiences, from mild symptoms that minimally impact daily activities to severe symptoms that put them at risk of hospitalization or death....

This article is part ofHealth Divide: Type 2 Diabetes in People of Color, a destination in our Health Divide series. Zoe Hansen / Verywell Meet the ExpertDo-Eun Lee, MD, has been practicing medicine for more than 20 years and specializes in diabetes, thyroid issues, and general endocrinology. She currently operates a private practice in Lafayette, CA, which opened in 2009. She has authored several publications and is the recipient of various professional awards and honors, including the Young Investigator Travel Award from Seoul National University College of Medicine Alumni Association of North America, Las Vegas....

Meet the ExpertRebecca V. Nellis, MPP, is the Executive Director of Cancer and Careers. She has been with the organization since 2004, and currently oversees programming and fundraising strategies to ensure long-term growth and sustainability. Under her leadership, the organization’s services transform the everyday lives of survivors while promoting lasting, systemic change for tomorrow’s workplace. Meet the Expert Rebecca V. Nellis, MPP, is the Executive Director of Cancer and Careers. She has been with the organization since 2004, and currently oversees programming and fundraising strategies to ensure long-term growth and sustainability....

This article is part ofHealth Divide: Heart Disease Risk Factors, a destination in our Health Divide series.Julie Bang / VerywellMeet the ExpertGladys Velarde, M.D.is a member of the American College of Cardiology Prevention, Disparities of Care Work Group, and on the CardioSmart.org editorial board. Dr. Velarde’s clinical interests include heart disease in women and other populations along with preventive care.Verywell Health: What heart disease risk factors should people be aware of?...

Jaime Zuckerman, PsyD, is a Philadelphia-based licensed clinical psychologist in private practice who treats mood disorders, anxiety, adjustment to medical illness, and relationship difficulties. Dr. Zuckerman breaks down the concept of survivor’s guilt and how it’s manifesting during the pandemic. With COVID-19, there are varying degrees of survivor’s guilt. It manifests itself in life versus death scenarios, full recoveries versus partial ones, and even job security versus unemployment. Dr. Zuckerman spoke to Verywell on what COVID-19 survivor’s guilt can look like and how to cope with these feelings of shame....

Key TakeawaysPandemic flux syndrome is not a clinical term, but can be helpful for describing what many are living through right now.The seeming unending nature of the pandemic can stress humans out in ways that affect our feelings toward the present and future.Strategies like setting boundaries with the news and social media can help. Key Takeaways Pandemic flux syndrome is not a clinical term, but can be helpful for describing what many are living through right now....

This article is part ofHealth Divide: Heart Disease Risk Factors, a destination in our Health Divide series. Julie Bang / Verywell Meet the ExpertGladys Velarde, MD, is a member of the American College of Cardiology Prevention, Disparities of Care Work Group and on the CardioSmart.org editorial board. Dr. Velarde’s clinical interests include heart disease in women and other populations, as well as preventive care. Meet the Expert Gladys Velarde, MD, is a member of the American College of Cardiology Prevention, Disparities of Care Work Group and on the CardioSmart....

David Heath Cooper is a doctoral candidate in the department of sociology at the University of Kansas. His current research focuses on the Rights of Nature movement, which considers the rights of ecosystems and species. Cooper discusses how COVID-19 and climate change are linked, as well as how our responses to the pandemic—from individual to national levels—can serve as a model to cope with climate change. This back-to-school season sees this playing out in real-time,as mask wars rage on....