Lead exposure remains a concern in American schools, with some cities still struggling to provide safe drinking water and others with outdated infrastructure.
Category: Health
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Black Women Face Earlier Menopause Onset and Inadequate Care
Black women experience earlier onset, more severe symptoms, and different levels of care during menopause compared to white women, due to systemic racism, socioeconomic conditions, and lack of culturally competent providers.
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Kevin Byrd Advocates for Prostate Cancer Awareness
Kevin Byrd, an actor and advocate, has been promoting prostate cancer awareness for over 30 years through his one-man show and the Brown Byrd Foundation, which has grown to include over 100 cities and states.
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Surviving Summer’s First Heat Wave
The current heat wave, caused by a high-pressure system that traps hot air, is causing record-breaking temperatures and is expected to worsen this summer, with urban, predominantly Black neighborhoods suffering the most.
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Prism Health North Texas: Bridging the Gap in Community Care
Prism Health North Texas is a community health center in South Dallas that offers a range of services, including primary care, women’s health, behavioral health, and HIV/STI testing, to empower families to prioritize their health and well-being.
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‘We Need to Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize to Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding
HIV advocates are organizing to counter the Trump administration’s cuts to federal HIV funding, which has led to testing and outreach for HIV faltering in the South and could result in an additional 14,600 HIV-related deaths within the next five years.
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From Hiding to Healing: Coach Dee’s Journey to Self-Acceptance
Coach Dee, a mental health and social services professional, has turned her own experiences with mental health and trauma into a coaching business, helping others tell their stories and find their own liberation.
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5 Takeaways from Health Insurers’ New Pledge to Improve Prior Authorization
The largest US health insurers have agreed to streamline their preapproval process, making fewer medical procedures subject to prior authorization and speeding up the review process, but the new commitments may not protect the sickest patients who need the most expensive treatment.
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“We Can’t Wait”: Lessons from the New Abortion Landscape
Despite the challenges faced by Black women in accessing abortion care due to state bans and restrictions, Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosely emphasizes the power of Black women to seek and advocate for reproductive justice, and highlights the importance of access to information and support to normalize conversations about abortion.
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Colossal Polluter: NAACP Moves to Sue Musk in Memphis
The NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center are filing a complaint with the EPA against Elon Musk’s Colossus electric power plant in South Memphis, alleging that it is violating the Clean Air Act and contributing to the already poor air quality in the predominantly Black neighborhood.
