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Over two decades, the Black population in the U.S. suffered 1.63 million excess deaths and more than 80 million excess years of life lost due to increased mortality risk relative to that of the ...
Here, Ighodaro answers questions about stroke risk in Black Americans, including symptoms everyone needs to know, what to do if those symptoms show up, and how to lower stroke risk. Other signs of ...
MIDALND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S., and the risk is even more prevalent in the ...
Go ahead, have a cheeseburger. A new study finds that whole-fat dairy — including cheese, whole yogurt and whole milk — can help to prevent heart attacks, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
But the story doesn’t end with diagnosis – Black Americans often face more severe complications, including vision loss from diabetic retinopathy and life-threatening kidney problems. The risk ...
Black and Hispanic children with high-risk neuroblastoma experience worse survival outcomes than their white peers, even when treated in frontline clinical trials, according to a study led by a UT ...
Research presents an even more sobering reality, revealing that Black women face a mortality risk six times higher than white women in domestic violence situations. This stark disparity ...
And, are neighborhoods of color more at risk? In a new study, a research team found Black and Latino neighborhoods in New York City were more likely to experience structural fires and heating ...
A new study at Ohio State University and Duke University finds that Black men and women experiencing mental health disorders are at higher risk for arrest than white American adults. "Across really ...
More than 6 million homeowners nationwide – including a large number of Native American, Hispanic and Black homeowners – do not carry homeowners insurance, putting them at extreme risk in the ...