Overweight & Obesity
Maintain, don't gain: A new way to fight obesity
Programs aimed at helping obese black women lose weight have not had the same success as programs for black men and white men and women.
Aug 26, 2013
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Cardiology
Stressful life events tied to heart disease in older black women
Stressful life events were linked to higher incidents of heart attack, stroke and other types of cardiovascular disease in black women, according to new research that also looked at whether a person's resilience could help ...
Mar 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Diagnoses of suicidal ideation surged among Black pregnant women in 10-year study
Diagnoses of suicidal ideation soared by more than 700% among Black women in the year before childbirth, researchers found in a 10-year study of depression and suicidality in pregnant women.
Nov 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Age and BMI can predict likelihood of developing gestational diabetes, new research suggests
Age and body mass index (BMI)are important risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) particularly amongst South Asian and Black African women finds new research published today (02 November) in BJOG: An International ...
Nov 2, 2011
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Health
Beauty may come at a hidden health cost for African-Americans
When Teni Adewumi was growing up, she, like many of her family members and friends, spent countless hours in hair salons without ever thinking about the potential side effects of the harsh chemicals being used on their hair.
Oct 15, 2015
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Medical economics
Black women in US murdered six times more often than white women between 1999 and 2020, finds state-level analysis
Black women in the U.S. were, on average, six times more likely to be murdered than their white peers over the past 20 years, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.
Feb 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Black women more likely to have dense breast tissue, study shows
(HealthDay)—New research finds that black women are more likely than white women to have dense breasts, potentially boosting their breast cancer risk.
Apr 20, 2015
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Cardiology
Early diagnosis of pregnancy-associated heart disease linked to better outcomes
Women who are diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) during late pregnancy or within a month following delivery are more likely to experience restored cardiac function and improved outcomes compared to those who ...
Nov 16, 2019
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Cardiology
Preeclampsia may double a woman's chances for later heart failure
Pregnant women with preeclampsia are far more likely to develop heart failure later in life than those who don't have blood pressure-related pregnancy complications, especially if it occurs during more than one pregnancy, ...
Aug 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
HPV home test may reduce cervical cancer disparity, improve outcomes for Blacks, Latinos
David Sidransky, M.D., calls the Pap smear one of the "greatest successes" in cancer screening.
Sep 30, 2020
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