Health
23% of young black women now identify as bisexual
Since 1972, social scientists have studied the General Social Survey to chart the complexities of social change in the United States.
Jun 11, 2019
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Low vitamin D in pregnancy linked to potentially harmful vaginal bacteria in black women
Vitamin D, sometimes known as the sunshine vitamin, has long been known to be important for a healthy pregnancy. Pregnant mothers take vitamin D supplements to ensure their own health and that of their unborn child.
May 29, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows incidence rates of aggressive subtypes of uterine cancer rising
New findings from a study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, show that U.S. incidence rates for aggressive subtypes of uterine cancer rose rapidly among women ...
May 23, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Black women more likely to die of breast cancer, especially in the South
When Felicia Mahone was 27, she felt her breast and found a mass. Breast cancer had killed nearly all the women in her family—her mother, two aunts and two cousins. Her doctor, though, downplayed the lump, assuring her ...
May 17, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
CDC: HIV racial disparity measure decreased from 2010 to 2016
(HealthDay)—If the incidence rates were the same for black women as for white women, an estimated 93 percent of incident HIV infections among black women would not have occurred in 2016, according to research published ...
May 10, 2019
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Cardiology
Burden of heart failure-related CVD mortality higher in blacks
(HealthDay)—The burden of heart failure-related cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is increased among young and middle-aged blacks, according to a research letter published in the May 14 issue of the Journal of the ...
May 08, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
One woman's cancer fight: a case study in structural racism
Despite the growing body of evidence showing that social forces like income, housing and educational attainment have a greater bearing on health outcomes than behavior or genetics, healthcare leaders remain reluctant to ...
Apr 22, 2019
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Cardiology
Lifetime hypertension risk high for black men and women, white men
(HealthDay)—Lifetime risks of hypertension under the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2017 threshold exceed 75 percent for white men and African-American men and women, according ...
Mar 29, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
White women with PCOS more likely to have anxiety than black women with condition
White women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have significantly higher anxiety symptoms compared to black women with the condition, a new study suggests. These symptoms may be related to obesity, according to the research ...
Mar 25, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How discrimination, PTSD may lead to high rates of preterm birth among African-American women
African-American women are nearly twice as likely to give birth prematurely as white women. Such births often coincide with low birth weight, and together are linked to other developmental delays and health effects believed ...
Mar 22, 2019
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