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A doula is a trained, non-clinical support person who stays with you through pregnancy, labor, and the weeks …
Borderline personality disorder is real and treatable, but race shapes how it gets diagnosed. Black patients are more …
Thyroid cancer is diagnosed less often in Black women than white women, yet Black patients are caught at …
Bell's palsy is sudden, usually temporary weakness of one side of the face caused by inflammation of the …
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a leading cause of nephrotic syndrome and kidney failure, and it hits Black …
Social anxiety disorder is a persistent, treatable fear of being judged in social situations, and it is under-diagnosed …
Pelvic organ prolapse happens when the bladder, uterus, or rectum drops into or out of the vagina because …
Black Americans are diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma less often than white Americans, yet they are diagnosed younger, at …
Seasonal affective disorder is real depression on a seasonal clock, and it gets missed in Black adults whose …
An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the body's largest artery that can rupture and kill within minutes, …
Black adults get the flu shot at lower rates than white adults, yet land in the hospital with …
Black women now get mammograms at the highest rate of any group in the United States, yet they …
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