Health + Wellness
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Ways to Heal Ourselves In Traumatic Times
Trayvon Martin. Sean Bell. Philando Castile. Sandra Bland. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Tamir Rice. These names, like the countless others…
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Diet, Sleep…and Hormones? Stroke Risks You Need to Know
For the first time in a decade, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA) updated their…
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Do You Know the Health Legacy your Family Left You?
You probably know that our community is affected disproportionally by many chronic health conditions like heart disease (stroke), diabetes, high…
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A Clinical Trial Found an Effective Vaccine for Aggressive Breast Cancer – BlackDoctor.org
(HealthDay News) — An experimental vaccine could offer fresh hope to women diagnosed with an aggressive and hard-to-treat form of…
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Is ED Hiding a Bigger Health Risk? What Black Men Need to Know
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is significantly underreported in the United States, and this trend is even more pronounced in the Black…
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Knocking out the Triple Threat: Diabetes, Obesity, and Hypertension
As though diabetes, obesity, or hypertension alone would be bad enough, all three conditions together are bad news and a…
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After a Devasting Brain Injury, He Found a New Purpose: Helping Others Heal
Kel Mabatah (Photo: TIRR Memorial Hermann snapshot) When life takes unexpected, tragic turns, some individuals find resilience and purpose through…
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8 Elements of a Will You Need to Know
The question is, what will happen after you die? After someone close to you dies? Is a plan in place?…
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Black Folk’s Guide to the Four Stages of RA
While some studies suggest that Black Americans get rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at around the same rate as white people, some…
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Multiple Sclerosis: 7 Signs Black People Can’t Miss
A chronic and progressive neurological condition that affects millions across the world, multiple sclerosis (MS) can be a complete life-changer.…
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