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In Q&A, VP Harris calls for urgent action on the Black maternal health crisis
by emilyby emilyIt’s an American crisis that was long ignored at the government’s highest levels: Black women in the U.S. are roughly three times…
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Physicians are more likely to doubt Black patients than white patients
by emilyby emilyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When the 21st Century Cures Act was implemented Monday, healthcare providers were required to give their patients free…
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High vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19, especially for Black people
by emilyby emilyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new research study at the University of Chicago Medicine has found that when it comes to COVID-19,…
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This New Agency Is Harnessing Data To Improve Black Women’s Access To Wellness
by emilyby emilyJasmine Marie, founder of Black Girls Breathing and the new sister company, House of bgb. Soloman Jones via house of bgb “Black…
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PAHOKEE, Fla. — The winds blew southwest the day of Pahokee’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, which meant the sugarcane fields were ablaze. Growers…
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Black People Will Accept Covid-19 Vaccines But Crave Trusted Health Information
by emilyby emilyAustin Anglin, 67, a resident of The Open Hearth mens shelter, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 … [+] vaccine from a Mobile Vaccination…
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In September, after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid-19 treatments based more on presidential puffery than on clinical data, some physicians…
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Documentary Calls Out Stereotypes, Issues Urgent Call-To-Action For A Black Male Physician Pipeline
by emilyby emilyBlack Men in White Coats addresses the need for more Black men in medicine. Dr. Dale Okorodudu “You can’t be what you…
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Rate Of Black Americans Getting Vaccinated Significantly Lower Than Rate Among Whites
by emilyby emilyTopline Despite being hospitalized and killed by the coronavirus at a disproportionately higher rate, Black Americans are receiving Covid-19 vaccinations at a…
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