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A panic attack feels like dying, and many Black adults end up in the ER convinced it is …
A mini-stroke, or TIA, is a brief stroke that stops on its own. The symptoms fade, but the …
Black Americans get deep vein clots and lung clots more often than white Americans and die from them …
Multiple sclerosis is not rare in Black Americans. Decades of that myth produced later diagnoses and worse outcomes, …
Older Black Americans are about twice as likely as older white Americans to develop Alzheimer's or another dementia, …
Prostatitis is the most common reason men under 50 see a urologist, and it gets dismissed, misdiagnosed, and …
RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the United States, and the babies hardest hit are …
Alcohol use disorder is a treatable medical condition, not a moral failing. Black adults do not drink at …
Rosacea is not a white-skin disease. It is a chronic inflammatory facial condition that affects Black patients too, …
A cataract clouds the eye's natural lens and blurs your vision, and it is one of the most …
About 81% of Black adults who smoke use menthol, the result of decades of targeted tobacco marketing, not …
For most Black adults, the body slows lactase production after childhood. That is the genetic default for two-thirds …
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