Native Americans have survived centuries of imported diseases, dispossession of lands and forced assimilation. Today, many worry about another existential threat: Blood quantum—a system the U.S ...

Native Americans living with type 2 diabetes lack access to remote monitoring technology. Today, remote patient monitoring (RPM) has emerged as a key technology-driven method of improving care for ...

The blood type of B negative is also uncommon, occurring in "2% of Caucasian, 1% of African American, 0.4% of Asian and 1% of Latino American" populations, says the Red Cross.

If you're Native American, this controversial term about your blood can affect your identity, your relationships and whether or not you can become a citizen of your tribe.

Joshua Grange, an African-American teenager from Chicago, is a compendium of genes and cultures: African, European and Native American. And he is proud of all of them. “With me, I’m not… ...

I know how messed up it sounds. But it's about survival. It's called blood quantum. Lots of Native nations, including my friend's, use it to determine who can and can't enroll as a citizen.

‘Blood Sisters’ by Vanessa Lillie. Berkley, 384 pages, $27 Vanessa Lillie expertly balances a compassionate look at Native American culture and a comprehensive examination of the treatment by ...

Blood quantum, which dates back to American government policies introduced in the early 18th century, is a controversial topic among tribes in the United States.