Obstetrics & gynaecology
New survey illustrates scale of maternal health crisis in Georgia
One in 10 Georgians know of someone who has died during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after giving birth.
Nov 29, 2023
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Health
Vaccine acceptance hindered by lack of culturally responsive communications: Study
Although vaccination remains one of the most important public health strategies for preventing COVID and limiting its adverse outcomes, rates of vaccination are lower for Black people, suggesting that public health messaging ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic ancestry and social environment may influence how aggressive breast cancer is in Black women
For Black women, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer, and as of 2019 it has surpassed lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in this population, according to the American Cancer Society. Additionally, ...
Sep 29, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Video: What Black men need to know about prostate cancer
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. It's one of the leading causes of cancer death among all men. However, Black men are disproportionately hit hard by the disease. One in 6 Black men will develop prostate cancer ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Diabetes
Study shows the major measure of diabetes is significantly higher in young Black patients
LSU Health New Orleans research led by Stuart Chalew, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that HbA1c, a major metric of diabetes management, is markedly higher in black youth ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Black women weigh emerging risks of 'creamy crack' hair straighteners
Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, and tests found no genetic link. Hughes wondered why she, an otherwise healthy Black ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
Study uncovers barriers to mammography screening among Black women
Breast cancer health disparities disproportionately impact Black/African American women in the United States. Black women have a 40 percent higher death rate compared to white women. Strikingly, breast cancer is the leading ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Health
Sometimes hair loss in women can point to bigger health issues
Hair loss can be devastating for women, but the condition can also signal additional health problems.
Mar 17, 2023
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Health
Health disparities in preventive screenings for African Americans
Preventive health screenings are important for everyone, yet these simple and routine things are not readily available to some. Nothing in life is perfect, medicine included. The health care system has not figured out a way ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 widened health disparities in employment, food insecurity
Several studies on COVID-19 have revealed gaping disparities in the U.S. that negatively affect the health of people who aren't white, especially nonwhite women. A deep dive from researchers at Washington University School ...
Nov 14, 2022
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