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		<title>Drinking Water Threatened in Black Communities by Rollbacks on ‘Forever Chemicals’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Drinking water is being compromised by the government’s latest plan to roll back or delay standards to protect it from “forever chemicals.” U.S. EPA  Administrator Lee Zeldin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced two proposals this week on regulations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>It’s Spring: 4 Easy Ways to Get a Fresh Start on Heart Health</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2026/05/20/its-spring-4-easy-ways-to-get-a-fresh-start-on-heart-health/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Sheree Crute May is High Blood Pressure Education month, so it’s a perfect time to check in with yourself and your physician to see how you are doing and perhaps make an adjustment or two. You have likely heard the phrase “know your numbers.” It means keeping track of  how well you are doing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Ongoing Fight to Make Pregnancy Safe for Black Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Jaiden Thomas Kiara Brokenbrough&#8217;s budget-friendly wedding garnered millions of views on TikTok. Though, after four years, the creator with the $47 bridal gown made headlines for a heartbreaking reason. On March 30, the 32-year-old unexpectedly died during the birth of her first child. While her exact cause of death remains unknown, Brokenbrough’s passing,  just [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ads for GLP 1 drugs are flooding the internet – here’s how to know if it’s safe to buy them online</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Sujith Ramachandran and  Liang-Yuan (Claire) Lin If you watched the Super Bowl in 2026, you likely saw Serena Williams share her weight loss journey on GLP-1 medications in a commercial. Like millions of others around the country, if you’ve ever considered taking one of these drugs, you probably went online to learn more about [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Medicaid&#8217;s New Approach to Sickle Cell Coverage May Expand Access to New Treatments</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Phil Galewitz Serenity Cole enjoyed Christmas last month relaxing with her family near her St. Louis home, making crafts and visiting friends. It was a contrast to how Cole, 18, spent part of the 2024 holiday season. She was in the hospital — a frequent occurrence with sickle cell disease, a genetic condition that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices similar to those that led it to temporarily shut down just three years ago, sparking a nationwide formula shortage.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Health News: Baby Eye Development, Diabetes &#038; Alzheimer&#8217;s, COVID&#8217;s Autoimmune Link</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest health news on protecting your baby’s eyesight from pregnancy to preschool; a possible  connection between diabetes and early Alzheimer’s disease; and why COVID-19 may be linked to higher risk of autoimmune disorders, like rheumatoid arthritis.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 17:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The number of confirmed cases of measles rose to 483 this year over 2024. An unvaccinated child died of measles in Texas, the first such death in the U.S. since 2015. About 20% of unvaccinated people who get measles wind up in the hospital. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cuts to Science Research Funding Cut American Lives Short</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has proposed a dramatic reduction in federal funding and support of the critical infrastructure that keeps labs open and running. Numerous scientists and health professionals have noted that changes will have far-reaching, harmful outcomes for the health and well-being of the American people.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Spring Cleaning for Your Mental Health</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2025/03/15/spring-cleaning-for-your-mental-health/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sydney Davenport]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now that spring is upon us, it’s time to spring clean. And I’m not just talking about your living room or your kitchen. It’s also time for a mental health check-up. Studies show that warm weather is just the thing to give you a well-deserved mental boost. However, warm weather alone isn’t going to relieve [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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