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Health + Wellness
Postpartum Hemorrhage: What Black Women Need to Know
The maternal health crisis in the United States continues to make headlines, with alarming statistics placing the country as having…
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Health + Wellness
Understanding Your Options for Black Health Care
We all know the healthcare system can be a headache. There are doctors to navigate, insurance issues, problems with transportation,…
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Health + Wellness
Oschner Health Is Taking on First-of-Its-Kind Black Parkinson’s Research – BlackDoctor.org
Black adults face disparities in both diagnosing and treating Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder…
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Health + Wellness
Black Patients Have a Higher Life Expectancy When Connected to Black Doctors
News, these counties also had lower disparities in mortality rates between Black and white residents. This longer life expectancy existed…
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Black Breaking News
Dean Forbes Named Most Influential Black Briton
Dean Forbes Named Most Influential Black Briton – African American News and Issues Dean Forbes, the CEO of Forterro, has…
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Health + Wellness
Black Americans Aren’t Getting a Critical HIV Medicine – Why?
There’s a stigma around HIV, whether we like it or not. From concerns about sexual promiscuity to beliefs that only…
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Politics
Dirty Cop Charged With Rape And Sex Trafficking Black Women Commits Suicide As Civil Rights Trial Begins
Roger Golubski, a former Kansas City police detective accused of raping and sex trafficking Black women, was found dead in…
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Health + Wellness
A Blood Test That Could Change Everything for Black Moms-to-Be
For Black women, the journey to motherhood comes with unique challenges. One in 10 babies in the US are born preterm.…
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Health + Wellness
How Cedars-Sinai Increased Black and Hispanic Clinical Trial Enrollment – BlackDoctor.org
courtesy of Cedars-Sinai Investigators can increase racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials by updating language used in promotional materials,…
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Politics
AAPF Hosts Post-Election Conversation Centering Black Women
Source: AAPF The African American Policy Foundation (AAPF) is set to host on Tuesday night a necessary panel conversation that…
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