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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that attacks your joints, and it is not the same as the …
Gallstones are one of the most common reasons women land in surgery, and two Black-specific risks raise the …
Chronic sinusitis means 12 weeks or more of congestion, facial pressure, drainage, and lost smell. Black adults present …
Chronic venous insufficiency is common and badly under-treated, and in Black patients it is often caught late, after …
Vitamin B12 deficiency is not the same as iron-deficiency anemia. It causes a different anemia and can damage …
Restless legs syndrome is a treatable neurologic condition, not a quirk or a cramp, and it is closely …
Cellulitis is a common bacterial skin infection that classic medical teaching describes as "redness." On Black and brown …
Sjogren's is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the glands that make tears and saliva, and …
Black adults develop systemic sclerosis younger than white patients, are more likely to have the aggressive diffuse form, …
Roughly 3 to 4 percent of Black Americans carry a transthyretin gene variant called V122I that can stiffen …
G6PD deficiency affects about 1 in 10 Black American men and stays silent until a drug, an infection, …
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a pinched nerve at the wrist that causes hand numbness, tingling, and weakness. When …
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