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Federal law funds clinics that must treat you whether or not you can pay, and Medicaid cannot be …
You can ask for a Black doctor in a hospital, through your insurance, on Medicaid or Medicare, at …
CDC's WISEWOMAN program pays for blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar screening, follow-up and coaching for uninsured and …
The AIDS Drug Assistance Program pays for HIV medication, and in most states insurance premiums and copays too, …
On a Black baby, eczema is gray, purple, or a deeper brown, and it often shows up as …
Yes, and the CDC says why it happens less often. The catch is that every lice kit assumes …
Black dermatologists are about 3 percent of the specialty, so finding one takes a search plan, not a …
A PSA under 4.0 is not a clean result. Cancer turns up at every PSA level, so the …
Most children with sickle cell disease now reach adulthood, and the deaths have moved to the years right …
A 988 call reaches a crisis counselor in about a minute, costs nothing, and does not require your …
Black women have the highest death rate from breast cancer of any racial or ethnic group in the …
Cost is one of the most common reasons people put off STD testing, and it is the most …
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