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Demonstrations are flaring up across the country to protest the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police. They’re also calling attention to…
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African-Americans across the country are dying from the new coronavirus at a much higher rate than whites. Experts have a lot of explanations, but they…
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The flu descended on Connie Gabaldon like a fog, she recalled, clouding her mind and compromising her judgment. It progressed to chest and back pain, the…
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Black women are three times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than white women in the U.S. Racism, and the stress it causes, can play a leading role in that disparity.
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Findings from a new study on fast food availability appear to turn previous research on its head.While the link between fries and fat might seem like a…
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The question came as a shock to Dorothy Reeves: Would she be willing to donate her husband’s brain for research?She knew dementia would steadily take Levi…
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When a receptionist hands out a form to fill out at a doctor’s office, the questions are usually about medical issues: What’s the visit for? Are you…
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New research finds that African-Americans who grow up in harsh environments and have many stressful experiences are much more likely to develop Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia.
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This year’s Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration is in full swing. The event is the Expo organization’s biggest annual fundraiser, which runs through…
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By many measures, Hawaii is one of the healthiest states in the union. Yet only Mississippi has a higher rate of flu or pneumonia deaths than the Aloha…