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Tag: racial disparities in health care

**FILE** A new study reveals despite advancements in early detection and innovative treatments, Black women in the United States face higher mortality rates from breast cancer compared to white women. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)
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New Study Reveals Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Across All Tumor Subtypes

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

Black women in the U.S. have a significantly higher risk of breast cancer mortality across all subtypes, due to factors such as systemic racism, socioeconomic inequality, and inadequate access to high-quality cancer treatment.

Moderator Anthony Coley dives into the importance of diverse representation in clinical trials with panelist Teshia Harris. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Emphasizes Importance of Diversity in Clinical Trials

Avatar photo by Lindiwe Vilakazi September 18, 2024September 18, 2024
**FILE** After a widely used test proved to overestimate Black people’s kidney health, the U.S. organ transplant network has now ordered hospitals and care facilities to use race-neutral tests when adding new patients to the kidney transplant waiting list. (Courtesy of baltimore.gov)
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Racial Bias Uncovered in Kidney Transplantation System: Thousands of Black Patients Prioritized After Years of Waiting

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown April 7, 2024April 8, 2024
In the American Lung Association’s latest "State of Lung Cancer" report, attention is focused on the stark racial inequalities in lung cancer rates, treatment access, and outcomes within Black communities, including in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. (Courtesy photo)
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Lung Cancer Report Exposes Disparities in Black Community Health Across DMV

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown January 3, 2024January 3, 2024
Johns Hopkins Health Plans awarded the Alliance for Black NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Families, with a $20,000 grant to further support their breast pump program. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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Johns Hopkins Health Plans Grants Local Organization Helping Black NICU Families

Avatar photo by Lindiwe Vilakazi August 23, 2023November 30, 2023
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Bridging the Gaps in Low Breastfeeding Rates

Avatar photo by Lindiwe Vilakazi August 1, 2023November 30, 2023
Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court building in D.C. on May 3 to protest the leaked abortion opinion seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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Abortion Ban Worsens Already Deadly Black Maternal Mortality Crisis

by Barrington M. Salmon, Special to The Informer July 13, 2023July 13, 2023
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Racial Disparities in Melanoma Survival Rates Sound Alarm for Black Men

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
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D.C. Organizations Gain Resources to Address Health Disparities

Avatar photo by Lindiwe Vilakazi June 12, 2023November 30, 2023
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EDITORIAL: More Black Males Needed as Health Professionals

by WI Editorial Staff May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

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