127 articles published
Zuri Carter 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 patients wait longer in emergency departments, receive less pain medication, and leave without being seen at higher …
A doula is a trained, non-clinical support person who stays with you through pregnancy, labor, and the weeks …
You are hiring an advocate. A doula is the person in the room who speaks up when the …
National HIV Testing Day falls on June 27. In Black communities, where 38 percent of new HIV diagnoses …
Black Americans are diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma less often than white Americans, yet they are diagnosed younger, at …
Social anxiety disorder is a persistent, treatable fear of being judged in social situations, and it is under-diagnosed …
An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the body's largest artery that can rupture and kill within minutes, …
Black adults carry the highest rate of invasive pneumococcal disease of any group, and it strikes earlier. The …
A first visit with a new doctor sets the tone for every appointment after it. These 11 questions …
Most swollen feet and ankles come from harmless causes: too much salt, heat, long hours standing, or a …
The skin is one of the first places diabetes leaves a mark, and many people notice a change …
Black women die of cervical cancer at roughly twice the rate of white women, even though the disease …
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