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Health + Wellness
5 Takeaways from Trump’s Post-Election Interview on Health Care and More
Children born in the United States to immigrant parents could face a more complex process to gain U.S. citizenship, potentially…
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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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The 12 Most Common Health Problems for People 55+
Thanks to new medications and surgical techniques, people are living longer. However, a 35-year-old body will be a very different…
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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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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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What a Black Doctor Wants You to Know About Your Eye Health
According to statistics collected over the past decade, Black Americans are at a higher risk of developing vision problems than…
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Ashley-Lauren Elrod on Mental Health and Empowerment
Photo Credit: Josh Wool What used to be a taboo issue in the Black community is now discussed more openly.…
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You Think We Have a Great Health Care System, Think Again
The United States faces a critical challenge in meeting a fundamental duty of any nation: preventing unnecessary suffering and death.…
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