Certain racial and ethnic minorities develop type 2 diabetes at a younger age than white Americans, meaning current diabetes screening
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Black Americans often face discrimination in health care
(HealthDay)—Black Americans are much more likely to report discrimination or unfair judgment when seeking health care than whites or Hispanics,
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Study focused on Black children in seven Sacramento neighborhoods shows health improvements
A new study, co-authored by University of California, Davis, and Sacramento State University researchers, shows how a campaign built on
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Black Churches Fill a Unique Role in Combating Vaccine Fears
In the hospital with covid-19 in December, Lavina Wafer tired of the tubes in her nose and wondered impatiently why
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For Black LGBQ+ Americans, intersectional experiences can hurt—or help, YSPH study finds
For Black LGBQ+ Americans, Intersectional Experiences Can Hurt—Or Help, YSPH Study FindsUsing a new method for quantifying intersectional experiences, a
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A 54-Year-Old Man Died From Eating Too Much Black Licorice—Here's How That's Possible
A 54-year-old man in Massachusetts suffered cardiac arrest after consuming too much black licorice, a new case report from the New
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Black women may be less likely to receive timely treatment for breast cancer
New research suggests that Black women experience longer waits for treatment initiation than white women after a breast cancer diagnosis,
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Black COVID-19 patients hospitalized at THREE times as often
Black coronavirus patients are hospitalized at THREE times the rate of white and Hispanic patients, study finds Black coronavirus patients
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You're Gonna Want To Load Up On Black Bean Brownie Batter
The editors of Women’s Health get to taste test a ton of new snacks. (It’s a tough job, but somebody’s
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This Woman Had a Black, Curved Horn Growing Out of Her Thumb—and Doctors Aren't Sure Why
Many things happen in sci-fi movies that should stay in sci-fi movies. Take humans growing horns, for example. No one wants that
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