LaVar Ball, the father of two NBA players and a rapper, was hospitalized with a partially amputated leg due to an untreated diabetes infection, highlighting a growing epidemic of Black Americans losing limbs due to the disease.
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Black Men and Skin Cancer: A Hidden Health Crisis
Black men are more likely to die from melanoma than white or lighter-skinned patients, due to late detection and limited access to healthcare, and researchers are now focusing on the 1 in 1000 black patients who are at the highest risk for skin cancer.