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Black patients wait longer in emergency departments, receive less pain medication, and leave without being seen at higher …
Black women account for 50% of new HIV diagnoses among all women in the United States, while representing …
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of five risk factors that, together, raise the risk of heart disease and …
Black Americans develop kidney failure at a rate four times higher than any other group in the United …
Trichomoniasis ("trich") is the most common curable STI in the United States, and it shows up in nearly …
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce freedom to the last enslaved Black …
National HIV Testing Day falls on June 27. In Black communities, where 38 percent of new HIV diagnoses …
Finding the right doula starts with knowing where to look and what to verify. This guide walks you …
Black men face higher rates of preventable death from hypertension, prostate cancer, diabetes, and colorectal cancer than any …
In many states, yes: Medicaid now covers doula care, and for eligible patients the out-of-pocket cost is zero. …
You are hiring an advocate. A doula is the person in the room who speaks up when the …
A doula is a trained, non-clinical support person who stays with you through pregnancy, labor, and the weeks …
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