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Slate-gray patches on a newborn's lower back are one of the most common birthmarks in Black babies. They …
Brown or black stripes running up the nails are common in Black adults and usually harmless. Rarely, one …
Pale, slightly dry patches on a child's cheeks stand out sharply on brown and Black skin. Most of …
Some doors to mental health care stay open whatever your immigration status. Community health centers have to serve …
In Minnesota's 2022 statewide student survey, 29.5 percent of Black students said they had been bullied because of …
In the largest national mental health survey of Black Caribbean Americans, 19 percent of people who immigrated had …
A cancer diagnosis without coverage is two emergencies at once. In New York, New Jersey and Connecticut there …
A colonoscopy can cost a lot without insurance, but most people do not need to start with one. …
Cost should never be the reason you skip a cancer screening, and in New York, New Jersey and …
Finishing cancer treatment does not mean you are done carrying it. Talking with people who look like you …
Clinical trials are how new cancer treatments reach patients, and for decades Black patients have been left out …
A malpractice case that is strong on the facts and a week late on the calendar ends the …
Your chart belongs to you in every way that matters: the law says you can read it, copy …
The week your mother has a stroke, or your own diagnosis means chemotherapy every three weeks, the question …
A medical bill you could not pay can follow you into a car dealership or a landlord's office …
Being dismissed, mocked, undertreated or turned away is not something to carry home and absorb. There are four …
If you are under 18 and worried you have an infection, the law is on your side almost …
Two questions decide what happens to you in an intensive care unit when you cannot speak: who is …
Most denied claims are never appealed, and the appeal is the part the insurer is counting on you …
Whether a condition is "a disability" is not a feeling or a diagnosis. For Social Security it is …
About 1 in 7 babies born to Black mothers in 2024 arrived before 37 weeks, and the rate …
If you get SNAP and you are between 18 and 64, check today whether the work rule now …
Open enrollment for 2027 health coverage starts November 1, and the money rules are different from the last …
Medicare plan costs and coverage can change every year, and the plan that fit in 2026 may cost …
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