racial health disparities

FDA To Ban Formaldehyde In Hair Straighteners Used By Black Women

The agency has long known that the chemical can increase the risk of developing cancer.
10/18/2023

Black Patients Have Higher Post-Surgery Mortality Rate Than White Patients

Systemic racism is at the core of U.S. health care disparities, the CDC says.
10/17/2023

Structural, Environmental Racism May Speed Aging In Black People

The researchers show the harmful impact of living in disadvantaged communities in a racist society.
07/06/2023

Study: Black Americans experienced 1.6 Million ‘Excess Deaths’ Compared To Whites Over 22 years

Heart disease, cancer and COVID-19 were the main drivers of the mortality rate disparity, blamed in part on structural racism.
05/17/2023
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New Book Alert!: Author Linda Villarosa Goes Deep ‘Under The Skin’ And Explores How Racism Prematurely Ages Black Americans

"The lived experience of being Black in America is doing something to our bodies, plus the treatment in the healthcare system... can be unfair."
06/22/2022
Health visitor and a senior woman during nursing home visit

New Study Shows Life Expectancy Within Black And Hispanic Communities Has Dropped Drastically Since WWII

Economic and health gaps between the races were to blame.
06/25/2021
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

15 Celebrities Affected by Breast Cancer

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[Watch] Hospital Volunteer Goes on Disgusting Racist Rant

The white woman wanted to get "these people" out.
04/19/2016
woman visiting doctor

Commentary: Why HIV Testing Matters to You

March 10 is National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
03/10/2016
It’s National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month!

Nine Things You Need to Know About Cervical Cancer

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It’s National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month!

Nine Things You Need to Know About Cervical Cancer

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