The Black-white maternal mortality gap widened to 3.5 times in 2023. Here is what actually moved.
CDC's 2023 brief put Black women at 50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births and white women at 14.5. …
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CDC's 2023 brief put Black women at 50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births and white women at 14.5. …
The new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Coverage Pathway compresses coverage decisions on FDA Breakthrough Devices from …
A peer-reviewed qualitative study of 55 Title X clinics in Arizona, Iowa, and Wisconsin during the 2020 implementation …
Governor Abigail Spanberger signed four maternal-health bills in Richmond on April 22, 2026: HB1400 on mental-health screenings, HB1403 …
Atopic dermatitis is more common and more often severe in Black children and adults, and on darker skin …
Black adults develop high blood pressure younger, respond differently to the two most common drug classes, and carry …
NYC's prior Clinical Alternative to Punitive Segregation model reduced self-harm and injury compared with Restrictive Housing for incarcerated …
Black patients with Black physicians rate their care 2.4 times higher and accept more preventive services, per a …
A 2020 PNAS paper reported Black newborns cared for by Black physicians had lower in-hospital mortality in 1.8 …
During the survey window of August 20 to September 16, 2024, the CDC Household Pulse Survey recorded 0.8 …
The latest CDC data show Black women died from pregnancy-related causes in 2023 at 3.5 times the rate …
The 2026 Taylor lab paper engineered a smaller Cas12f editor that packages in AAV. There is no in-vivo …
The antibiotic US dentists most often prescribe for penicillin-allergic patients drives Clostridioides difficile deaths. The 2021 American Heart …
Black children are diagnosed with ADHD less often and later than white children, and they are more likely …
In 2022, Black women in the United States died from pregnancy-related causes at 49.5 per 100,000 live births, …
Obstructive sleep apnea is common in Black adults and frequently goes undiagnosed, often until the disease is more …
Black Americans carry one of the highest lifetime rates of PTSD of any group in the country, and …
In March 2022, the American Psychiatric Association added prolonged grief disorder to the DSM-5-TR, codifying a diagnosis for …
Endometriosis causes pain that goes far beyond normal cramps, and Black women are diagnosed less often and later …
Black Americans develop heart failure at a median age of 39, and in the landmark CARDIA cohort 26 …
Preeclampsia is a leading driver of the Black maternal mortality gap. Black women develop it about 60% more …
Salt sensitivity means your blood pressure rises more than average when you eat sodium. It is more common …
About one in four women has urinary leakage in the first year after giving birth, and the best-designed …
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults, and Black adults with diabetes carry more …
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