Image credits: Junior REIS upon unsplash Although some progress has been made in recent years, HIV infection rate In the …
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Allyson Felix advocates for access to quality health care for pregnant Black women | News
by Radio Chewby Radio Chewallyson felix I want to see changes in the healthcare industry. In a recent interviewmeet the press” said the track …
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Why Black women face barriers to accessing the HIV prevention drug PrEP
by Radio Chewby Radio ChewAlexis Perkins thought her ob/gyn’s office in Atlanta was the perfect place to pick up a prescription for a type …
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We all know by now that black women suffer a disproportionate number of illnesses and health problems. But we are …
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More work needed to tackle ‘shocking’ interracial pregnancy outcomes
by Radio Chewby Radio ChewAlpa Patel & James W. KellyBBC London Getty Images The study found that Black and Asian women don’t always feel …
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How three black women battled breast cancer in a broken health care system
by Radio Chewby Radio ChewOver 1,000 hours. That’s the same amount of time we, both black female doctors in Los Angeles, spent sitting in …
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Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of preterm birth in black women
by Radio Chewby Radio ChewBlack women are at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency due to increased melanin, which inhibits vitamin D absorption and …
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Texas’ Black maternal mortality crisis is ‘completely preventable’
by Radio Chewby Radio ChewSign up for The Brief, the Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that provides readers with the most important Texas news. HOUSTON …
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Academic medical centers may help alleviate structural racism in cardiovascular care for Black women
by Radio Chewby Radio ChewResearchers at the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at the Smit Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai find that racial and ethnic …
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Top line: Experiencing interpersonal racism in employment, housing, or police situations increases the risk of: stroke A large cohort study …
