Health Care

How one group is dismantling mistrust in healthcare for Blacks in the Grand Rapids area

[ad_1] GRAND RAPIDS, MI – What started as a small group of individuals looking for solutions to improve the Black…

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How Present-Day Health Disparities for Black People Are Linked to Past Policies and Events

[ad_1] Today’s health and health care disparities are rooted in a long history of U.S. policies and events and reflect…

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Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured

[ad_1] But as the global health crisis waned and Medicaid coverage expansions faced delays in some states, insured rates fell…

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Op-ed: Inequities in Black birth 

[ad_1] Listen to this article here By Omare Jimmerson, Executive Director of the Tulsa Birth Equity Initiative Health and justice…

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Olympus Affirms Commitment to Health Equity Through Allyship

[ad_1] Early detection and prevention are key factors to better healthcare CENTER VALLEY, Pa. , Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ —…

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The History that Explains Today’s Shortage of Black Midwives

[ad_1] Amid growing maternal mortality rates, Black and Indigenous women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die…

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A physician explores the obstacles keeping Black people out of medicine

[ad_1] When Dr. Uché Blackstock and her twin sister graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2005, they became the school’s…

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Transforming Behavioral Health for Black and African Americans

[ad_1] Eliminating disparities and promoting health equity is central to increasing access to care for all. To help achieve this,…

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What Wendy Williams’ diagnosis tells us about racism in healthcare – Reckon

[ad_1] Williams’ new Lifetime documentary shares a glance at her diagnosis, shining a light on the real effects of dementia…

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Wayne State researchers lead $9.6 million study on cancer genetics in African Americans

[ad_1] A team of researchers from Wayne State University and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has received a five-year,…

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