Black patients less likely to receive lifesaving stroke treatments
By Leigh Hataway/University of Georgia
Newswise — Almost 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
African Americans...
Black Individuals More Likely to Experience Inequities in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme...
By Johns Hopkins Medicine
Newswise — A new study out of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center has revealed disparities in the diagnosis...
More Than Just Joy and Laughter, Tips For Navigating The Hard Parts Of The...
By Hackensack Meridian Health
(Newswise)--On TV, the rituals of the holidays–shopping, decorating, cooking and gathering with family–are carried out with cheer. Relationships and festivities are...
Black Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Received Worse and Less Timely Care Than White...
Newswise — ATLANTA — In a new, large national hospital-based study, researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), found individuals racialized as Black in...
At the same PSA level, Black men are more likely to have prostate cancer...
Newswise — Black men in the United States are more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men, and after diagnosis, they’re more likely...
What happens when nurses are hired like Ubers
By Colin Lecher, The Markup
This article was co-published with The Markup (in partnership with The 19th), a nonprofit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the...
Surgeons Supports National Lung Cancer Screening Day, Urges More Americans to Get Screened
Newswise — CHICAGO: Lung cancer causes the most deaths from cancer in the nation, accounting for about 1 in 4 of all cancer deaths...
U.S. Counties with the Highest Maternal Mental Health Risk and Lowest Resources Revealed
Newswise — WASHINGTON (Nov. 8, 2023)— The risk factors contributing to maternal mental health disorders are complex and known to disproportionately impact communities of...
Black vegans are on the rise; here are 7 reasons why
By Kay Wicker for Thegrio
November 1 marked World Vegan Day, and veganism is rising in the Black community. According to Pew Research data, Black...
Your body knows the difference between good stress and bad stress: Do you?
Newswise — LONDON — It may be surprising to hear, but medically speaking, not all stress is bad. Healthy stress levels help build resilience, says Safia...
