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• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy
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• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
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• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
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• New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
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• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
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• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
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• Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
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• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
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• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
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• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
• When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
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• Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
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• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
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• Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
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