Genital Herpes (HSV-2) in Black Women: A Manageable Virus
About one in three Black women carries HSV-2, the virus behind genital herpes, and most do not know …
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About one in three Black women carries HSV-2, the virus behind genital herpes, and most do not know …
National HIV Testing Day falls on June 27. In Black communities, where 38 percent of new HIV diagnoses …
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce freedom to the last enslaved Black …
Thyroid cancer is diagnosed less often in Black women than white women, yet Black patients are caught at …
Pelvic organ prolapse happens when the bladder, uterus, or rectum drops into or out of the vagina because …
Bell's palsy is sudden, usually temporary weakness of one side of the face caused by inflammation of the …
Seasonal affective disorder is real depression on a seasonal clock, and it gets missed in Black adults whose …
Borderline personality disorder is real and treatable, but race shapes how it gets diagnosed. Black patients are more …
Social anxiety disorder is a persistent, treatable fear of being judged in social situations, and it is under-diagnosed …
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a leading cause of nephrotic syndrome and kidney failure, and it hits Black …
Black Americans are diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma less often than white Americans, yet they are diagnosed younger, at …
An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the body's largest artery that can rupture and kill within minutes, …
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