Category: Health News
How Polio Crept Back Into the U.S.
The U.S. is seeing signs that the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up new vulnerabilities to diseases long in retreat such as polio, which is highly contagious and potentially deadly.
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Taking Charge of Your Breast Cancer Risk
The news this Breast Cancer Awareness Month is particularly concerning for Black women. The latest...
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Boost Now or Wait? Many Wonder How to Ride Out Covid’s Next Wave
By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at...
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Black Women Harmed Most By Loss of Abortion Rights
Black Women Harmed Most by Loss of Abortion...
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2022: A New Year of Hope and Healing
2022 is the perfect time for Black women to embrace healing, hope and moving beyond the pandemic by protecting their mental health.
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Barbados Leader Calls Out COP26 Copouts on Climate Change
THE TAKEAWAY: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley summed up almost everything you need to...
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Alzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory.
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CDC Tracks Only a Fraction of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections
The CDC mostly stopped tracking COVID-19 in vaccinated people, also known as breakthrough cases, unless the illness led to hospitalization or death.
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Surprise Legislation Targets Surprise Medical Bills
Patients will now be protected against unexpected medical bills from out-of-network providers,...
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Rural Black Women Turn to Each Other, Mutual Aid and Activism to Survive COVID-19
Systemic racism and poverty have left rural Black women at high risk for COVID-19 so they...
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Here’s What You Should Know
In 2017, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution that designated September as Polycystic...
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13 Risks You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer
Chadwick Boseman’s death has drawn attention to colon and rectal cancer. The 43-year-old...
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Fierce Voices
Inequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
African Americans are contracting the coronavirus at an alarming rate, accounting for up to 70% of deaths in some areas. Is there hope? Yes, there are things that we can do, Dr. Melissa Clark explains. Click here to read.
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