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Women residing in locations with historic housing discrimination have lower breast cancer survival rates.

Black moms-to-be living in neighborhoods demarcated by the old racist housing policy known as redlining face worse pregnancy outcomes.

HIV stigma and worries about disclosure were also associated with lower odds of taking treatment as prescribed.

Screening Black women for breast cancer starting at age 40 would decrease deaths by 57%.

Simply measuring a specific protein in the blood provides an accurate estimate of how well the kidneys are working.

Do you want to filter or be filtered by race or HIV status? The results of a survey of app users explore this and other NiceAF topics.

Many African Americans feel Black mental health counselors relate better to their experiences of Black trauma.

Ample information, respectful interactions with clinicians and follow-up could be keys to supporting Black women in the South to use PrEP.

Why Black people are at greater risk for this dementia than their white peers.

During the New York City mayoral primary, an opponent accused the politician of demonizing people with mental health issues.

Police killings of Black people and legal decisions to let cops go unpunished triggers emotional and physical trauma in Black Americans.

Black women can learn some lessons from Naomi Osaka’s recent refusal to talk to the press during the French Open.

As discrimination and disparities continue to negatively affect Black women’s health, some search for same-race doctors to administer care.

The actress designed a six-week program to fight the traumatic mental health effects of racism in school.

A ranking of over 3,200 hospitals has flagged major disparities in how segregated the U.S. health care system can be.

While systemic racism isn’t new, a new way of addressing it could help women protect themselves from HIV.