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A colposcopy is the next step after an abnormal Pap or HPV test, an in-office exam that lets a clinician look closely at your cervix and take a small tissue sample if needed. It is …
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Migraine is about as common in Black adults as in white adults, near 15 percent, but a Black …
A keloid is a raised scar that keeps growing after a wound has healed, spreading past the edge …
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If you have diabetes and live with nausea, vomiting, or feeling full after a few bites, your stomach …
Tinea is a group of common fungal infections of the skin, scalp, feet, and groin. Scalp ringworm (tinea …
A tension headache feels like a band tightening around your head: dull, pressing, on both sides, and not …
Leaking, sudden urges, and waking up to pee are common for Black women, but they are not a …
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Black LGBTQ+ people face the sharpest within-Black health disparities in the United States. Black men who have sex with men …
ReadBlack women in the United States face the widest maternal mortality gap in the high-income world. In 2023, the Black …
ReadBlack men develop heart failure at a median age of 39, two decades before white peers, per the CARDIA cohort …
ReadApproximately 1 in 365 Black or African American babies is born with sickle cell disease, and about 1 in 13 …
ReadBlack seniors are Medicare-enrolled at similar rates to white seniors but receive less hospice, more intensive end-of-life procedures, and fewer …
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1 in 365
Black American births inherit sickle cell disease, making it the most common genetic disease in the Black community
Updated April 1, 2026
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Black Americans fell into the Medicaid coverage gap in states that have not expanded, losing access to subsidized coverage
Updated March 30, 2026
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Black women die from pregnancy-related causes at 3.3 times the rate of white women
Updated March 15, 2026
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Environmental justice research consistently shows Black and low-income communities bear disproportionate PFAS exposure. A 2021 Nature Communications study …
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Black adults have lower rates of employer-sponsored insurance and higher Medicaid enrollment rates relative to white adults. In …
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Black women die in childbirth at 3.3 times the rate of white women in the United States (CDC …
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, and it does not affect …
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More than one in five Black adults experience at least one anxiety disorder at …
View guide~13% of African Americans carry two high-risk APOL1 variants
For decades, the higher rates of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure among Black …
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Asthma is common across all American communities, but its consequences are not equally distributed. …
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Atopic dermatitis affects Black children at nearly double the rate of white children, yet …
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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) carries a paradox for Black adults: the clinical diagnosis rate is …
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