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09/14/2021

Study: Black children most likely to be physically restrained in emergency departments

A new paper by Yale researchers finds racial disparities in the use of physical restraints on children who are admitted

08/27/2021

For too many Black women, pregnancy is fatal. These birth workers could help

Between 2013 and 2018, a startling 73% of pregnancy-related deaths in Philadelphia were in Black women—yet they accounted for only

08/05/2021

The older people think a Black child is, the more likely they are to wrongly see the child as angry

A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that the older an adult thinks a Black child is, the

05/10/2021

What Black women in their 20s and 30s can do to prevent heart disease

Michelle Bradley Emebo’s maternal grandmother had open heart surgery. Her mother had a stroke at age 37, and her father

04/07/2021

Black Americans often face discrimination in health care

(HealthDay)—Black Americans are much more likely to report discrimination or unfair judgment when seeking health care than whites or Hispanics,

01/06/2021

Black Americans, women, conservatives more hesitant to trust COVID-19 vaccine

A survey of approximately 5,000 Americans suggests that 31.1 percent of the U.S. public does not intend to get the

01/02/2021

I See Why Some Black People Don’t Trust the Vaccine\u2014but I’m Still Getting It

“GO BACK TO Africa!” has been a barb spat at American Black folk since circa white people ceasing to own

01/01/2021

I See Why Some Black People Don’t Trust the Vaccine\u2014but I’m Still Getting It

“GO BACK TO Africa!” has been a barb spat at American Black folk since circa white people ceasing to own

11/16/2020

Low levels of choline in pregnant Black American women associated with higher levels of stress

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that many pregnant Black Americans have low levels of

09/16/2020

Black kids at higher odds for ADHD

(HealthDay)—Current wisdom holds that white kids are at greater risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than Black children are, but a