Alcohol Use Disorder in Black Adults: A Treatable Condition
Alcohol use disorder is a treatable medical condition, not a moral failing. Black adults do not drink at higher rates overall, yet when alcohol problems develop they are far less likely to be offered the medications and care that work.
RSV in Black Infants: A Parent's Guide to the New Shots
RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the United States, and the babies hardest hit are often the ones least likely to get the two new shots that prevent severe disease. Here is what every Black parent should watch for and ask for.
Prostatitis in Black men: the prostate problem that is not cancer
Prostatitis, inflammation or pain involving the prostate, is the most common urologic diagnosis in men under 50 and is frequently misdiagnosed or dismissed. It is not prostate cancer and does not cause it, though it can temporarily raise PSA. This guide explains the types in plain language, the symptoms, the acute bacterial emergency, how it is diagnosed, and the multimodal treatment for chronic pelvic pain syndrome, with the Black-patient access gap as the spine.
Alzheimer's and Dementia in Black Adults: Signs and Care
Older Black Americans are about twice as likely as older white Americans to develop Alzheimer's or another dementia, yet they are diagnosed later and less often. Knowing the difference between normal aging and a warning sign, and getting evaluated early, changes what you can do about it.
MS in Black Patients: Not Rare, Often More Aggressive
Multiple sclerosis is not rare in Black Americans. Decades of that myth produced later diagnoses and worse outcomes, and the data now show Black patients can have similar or higher incidence and a faster, more disabling disease course.
What a Blood Clot Looks Like on Black Skin: DVT Signs
Black Americans get deep vein clots and lung clots more often than white Americans and die from them more often too. One swollen, painful leg or sudden shortness of breath is not something to sleep on. It is a reason to get checked today.
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