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Tag: uterine fibroids

Posted inHealth

Black American Women and the Fight Against Uterine Fibroids

by Lindiwe Vilakazi July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

Black women have three times greater a risk of developing uterine fibroids, compared to their counterparts.

Hundreds of residents fill the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest for the 25th annual Health and Fitness Expo. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

NBC4 Marks 25th Anniversary of Health Expo

by Lauren M. Poteat March 14, 2018October 31, 2020
Courtesy of Shannon S. Evans/The White Dress Project Inc.
Posted inHealth

Black Nonprofit’s Fundraiser Presses Importance of Fibroids Awareness

by Lauren M. Poteat July 15, 2017October 31, 2020

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