black health
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African Americans Face Higher Risk of Kidney Disease, Report Says
The National Kidney Foundation has found that because of high rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, African…
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Black Children More Likely to Die After Surgery: Study
Black children in the United States are more than twice as likely as their White counterparts to die from surgery…
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Poll: 70 Percent of Marketplace Enrollees Satisfied with Obamacare
As President Donald Trump continues to sow confusion about the Affordable Care Act, a recent poll by the Kaiser Family…
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Black Nonprofit’s Fundraiser Presses Importance of Fibroids Awareness
The White Dress Project, a black-owned national nonprofit aiming to raise awareness of uterine fibroids, recently held an interactive discussion…
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Reality TV Damages Black Children, Experts Warn
Keeping up with the Kardashians might just be keeping African-American children lagging.
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Good News, Bad News for African-American Health
The life expectancy of African-Americans remains four years less than that of whites, according to the latest report by the…
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Blacks Need Vital Colon Cancer Screening
African-Americans who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer at a young age have significantly worse survival rates than young white patients,…
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GW Transplant Institute: Among Fastest Growing Transplant Facilities in U.S.
The District has the highest rate of kidney disease per capita in the U.S. But despite such sobering statistics, hope…
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Your Biggest Cheerleader in Health Care
Thinking about a candy bar snack or skipping your walk? Before making that choice, think about how limited exercise and…
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Are Your Kidneys Healthy? Ignorance Could Yield Fatal Results
While one popular adage opines the notion "ignorance is bliss," the truth remains that not knowing, particularly in cases like…
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