Heart disease and stroke remain the leading causes of death in the U.S., with risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes continuing to affect more than 180 million Americans by 2050.
Author Archives: Jennifer Porter Gore
Posted inMental Health
Unhappy New Year: Black Optimism Is Way Down
A new poll shows that Black Americans and other marginalized communities are experiencing a sense of dread and pessimism about the nation’s future, as Trump’s executive orders are widely viewed as harmful to these groups.
Posted inElection 2024
Trump Executive Order Could Push Up Prescription Drug Prices
President Trump rescinded a Biden administration order on prescription drugs, which could hike drug prices for millions of Medicare and Medicaid enrollees, while also reversing Biden’s efforts to make it easier to enroll in Medicaid or get insurance coverage under the ACA.
Posted inWord In Black
Racial Microaggressions Linked to High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
A new study has found that racial microaggressions experienced by pregnant women of color in healthcare settings can trigger a rise in their blood pressure, increasing the risk of health conditions linked to maternal mortality.
Posted inWord In Black
Black Nonprofits Step Up to Help L.A. Fire Victims
WalkGoodLA, AfroPunk, Spill, and other organizations have collaborated to create a list of verified GoFundMe campaigns to help Black families in Altadena and Pasadena who have lost everything in the wildfires.
Posted inHealth
New Rule Wipes $49B in Medical Debt from Credit Scores
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued new regulations that prevent unpaid medical debts from appearing on Americans’ credit reports, potentially wiping away $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of an estimated 15% of all U.S. households.
Posted inHomepage
Is Our Food System Safe?
Since the summer, dozens of people have died and several dozens more have been hospitalized after consuming food tainted with E. coli and listeria, leading to recalls of processed and packaged foods, produce, and even frozen waffles.
Posted inHealth
Big Tobacco vs. Black Folks: Guess Who’s Still Winning?
Despite a significant decrease in overall smoking rates since 1965, people of color, people with low incomes, and members of the LGBT community still have disproportionately high smoking rates, according to a recent report from the Surgeon General.
Posted inWomen
Autoimmune Disease Research Could Help Millions
Stanford University researchers have found that a faulty genetic molecule could be responsible for the immune system misidentifying healthy tissue as a threat, potentially leading to better treatments for autoimmune diseases that disproportionately affect women, particularly Black women.
Posted inHealth
Doing Double Duty: An At-Home Test for COVID and Flu
Coming to local pharmacies near you: an over-the-counter rapid test that can simultaneously detect both COVID-19 and the flu, just in time for the anticipated winter surge in respiratory illnesses. […]