Leukemia in Black Patients: The Survival and Donor-Match Gap
Black Americans are not always more likely to get leukemia, but when they do, they are more likely to die from it. Black patients face worse survival in AML and ALL, slower paths to diagnosis and transplant, and a stem-cell donor registry where their odds of a match are a fraction of a white…
Pancreatitis in Black Adults: Higher Risk, Biased Blame
Pancreatitis is sudden or long-term inflammation of the pancreas, and Black Americans, especially Black men, are hospitalized for the chronic form two to three times as often as White Americans. They are also far more likely to have their disease blamed on alcohol, a labeling pattern the research…
Ectopic Pregnancy in Black Women: Warning Signs to Know
Black women carry a higher rate of ectopic pregnancy and a far higher risk of dying from one. Knowing the warning signs and insisting on a pregnancy test plus an ultrasound can save your life.
Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in Black Women
Black women carry a higher risk of miscarriage and stillbirth than white women, and the gap holds even after accounting for income and education. Most early losses are not your fault, and most women who miscarry go on to a healthy pregnancy.
PMDD in Black Women: When It Is More Than Bad PMS
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a severe, cyclical mood disorder, not exaggerated PMS, and Black women's symptoms are too often dismissed as attitude or stress. It is real, it is in the DSM-5, and it is treatable.
Schizophrenia Misdiagnosis in Black Americans: What to Know
Black Americans, especially Black men, are diagnosed with schizophrenia at roughly three to four times the rate of white Americans, and a large share of those diagnoses is wrong. Knowing why the gap exists helps you get an accurate diagnosis and the right treatment.
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