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Lindsey Jones is a writer at Black Health. Every article is checked against our published editorial standards, and clinical claims are reviewed by the Black Health Medical Editorial Board.
Black Americans have the highest rate of pancreatic cancer of any racial group in the United States. The …
Black children carry higher rates of food allergy than white children and are more likely to be underdiagnosed, …
Psoriasis on Black skin rarely looks like the bright red, silvery textbook photo, so it gets called eczema, …
A mini-stroke, or TIA, is a brief stroke that stops on its own. The symptoms fade, but the …
Older Black Americans are about twice as likely as older white Americans to develop Alzheimer's or another dementia, …
Alcohol use disorder is a treatable medical condition, not a moral failing. Black adults do not drink at …
About 81% of Black adults who smoke use menthol, the result of decades of targeted tobacco marketing, not …
Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that starts in pregnancy. It usually causes no symptoms, so the glucose …
Chronic sinusitis means 12 weeks or more of congestion, facial pressure, drainage, and lost smell. Black adults present …
Restless legs syndrome is a treatable neurologic condition, not a quirk or a cramp, and it is closely …
Black adults develop systemic sclerosis younger than white patients, are more likely to have the aggressive diffuse form, …
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a pinched nerve at the wrist that causes hand numbness, tingling, and weakness. When …
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