Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds
A routine blood test used to detect ovarian cancer may fail to identify the disease in...
Racial disparities in maternal and infant health: Current status and efforts to address
Racial disparities in maternal and infant health remain stark. The pregnancy-related mortality rate for American Indian...
Research shows higher mortality rates among Black Kansans
A recent review of health data in Kansas has highlighted significant disparities in mortality rates among...
Marines with skin condition affecting mostly Black men may be booted under new policy
A recent Marine Corps policy states that service members with a genetic skin condition, primarily affecting...
Reproductive justice principles improve perinatal mental health for Black birthing patients
A systematic review published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry suggests that perinatal interventions rooted in...
Training Black doulas to close the maternal mortality gap
Black women in the U.S. face a maternal mortality rate nearly three times higher than that...
Black infants are dying at rates three times higher than white infants, new data shows
The 2023 Infant and Child Mortality Data from the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force reveals...
Genomic study reveals key similarities and differences in ovarian cancer mutations across populations
A comprehensive genomic analysis of ovarian cancer tumors, conducted by researchers from the Huntsman Cancer Institute...
How “No junk food” policy ignores food deserts in the Black community
Have you ever experienced life in a food desert? For those residing in such areas, access...
Breast cancer is more likely to kill young Black women
According to the Canadian Cancer Society, a recent study found that Black women in Canada are...
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